The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 30, 2139
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:51 AM
6:17 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 360,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2673
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.
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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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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. Not visible from Columbus.
Exact values
For Jan 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.8° / 163.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 04m / -16.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 313.56° / -0.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.17° / 1.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 174.69° / -0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.