The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 30, 2120
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:56 AM
6:18 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 358,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2438
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. Not visible from Columbus.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.0° / 163.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 05m / -17.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 313.57° / -0.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.06° / 1.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.48° / -0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.