The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 30, 2145
First Quarter
48.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:37 AM
12:39 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.6%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2747
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.5° / 76.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 30m / 12.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 39.21° / -1.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.25° / 3.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.43° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.