The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 30, 2173
Waning Gibbous
97.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:29 PM
8:50 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.4%
- Age
- 16.7 days
- Distance
- 401,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3093
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 | 198.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.4° / 326.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 12m / 15.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 149.44° / 3.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.96° / -4.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -22.18° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.