The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 30, 2104
Waxing Crescent
11.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:04 AM
9:37 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.6%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 363,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2240
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 | 39.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.9° / 120.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 13m / 0.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 349.42° / 5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.03° / -5.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 141.14° / 0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 241.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.