The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 30, 2116
Waning Gibbous
98.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:01 PM
8:42 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.6%
- Age
- 15.8 days
- Distance
- 357,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2388
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 | 192.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.3° / 332.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 47m / 18.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 142.85° / 4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.06° / -5.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -10.80° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.