The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 30, 2161
Waxing Crescent
16.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:22 AM
10:12 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.2%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2945
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 47.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.5° / 111.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 46m / 3.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 358.24° / 4.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.65° / -5.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 129.71° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 242.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.