The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 30, 2122
Last Quarter
50.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:57 AM
11:06 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.9%
- Age
- 22.0 days
- Distance
- 402,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2462
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jan 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 269.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.6° / 252.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 23m / -19.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 219.69° / -4.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.17° / 6.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -92.79° / 0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.