The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 30, 2163
Waning Crescent
18.2% 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
4:01 AM
2:08 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.2%
- Age
- 25.7 days
- Distance
- 367,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2969
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 367,500 km.
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Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 309.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.1° / 221.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 19m / -19.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 260.31° / 3.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.20° / -4.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -129.32° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.