The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 30, 2154
Waning Gibbous
98.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:04 PM
8:41 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.5%
- Age
- 16.7 days
- Distance
- 382,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2858
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 193.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.0° / 331.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 53m / 17.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 144.39° / 4.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.78° / -4.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -18.40° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.