The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 30, 2082
Waxing Crescent
3.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:42 AM
7:47 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.3%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 401,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1968
Events on this date
-
Moon, Saturn, and Venus gathered
All within 6.8° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 20.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.3° / 143.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 16m / -11.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 331.96° / -0.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.64° / 1.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.73° / -0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.