The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 30, 2158
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:51 AM
6:24 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 377,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2908
Events on this date
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. Not visible from Columbus.
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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.
Exact values
For Jan 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.8° / 162.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 09m / -15.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 315.05° / 0.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.90° / -0.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 170.86° / 0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.8° |
| 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.