The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 30, 2160
Last Quarter
45.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:29 AM
11:30 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.2%
- Age
- 22.1 days
- Distance
- 392,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2932
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
-
Jupiter, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 6.4° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 275.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.1° / 247.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 50m / -20.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 226.02° / -3.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.95° / 5.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -88.23° / 1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.