The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 30, 2087
Waning Crescent
16.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:27 AM
2:13 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.0%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 391,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2029
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 313.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.1° / 217.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 35m / -21.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 264.08° / 1.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.95° / -1.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.46° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.