The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 30, 2166
Waning Crescent
1.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:35 AM
4:52 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.7%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 369,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3006
Events on this date
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Uranus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jan 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 345.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.2° / 184.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 51m / -17.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 296.38° / 3.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.10° / -3.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -170.45° / 0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.