The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 30, 2133
Waning Crescent
25.7% 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
3:23 AM
1:08 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.7%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2598
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 299.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.9° / 229.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 34m / -21.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 250.08° / 0.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.40° / 0.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -115.24° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.