The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 30, 2146
Waning Gibbous
92.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:47 PM
8:59 AM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.6%
- Age
- 18.0 days
- Distance
- 391,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 2759
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 211.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.0° / 310.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 53m / 5.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 162.32° / -1.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.57° / 2.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -36.98° / 1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 115.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.