The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 30, 2153
Waxing Crescent
31.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:44 AM
11:47 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.0%
- Age
- 6.0 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2846
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,800 km.
Exact values
For Jan 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 67.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.5° / 95.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 12m / 5.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 18.48° / -2.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.83° / 3.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 111.04° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.