The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 30, 2177
Waxing Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:58 AM
6:48 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 397,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3143
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 8.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.2° / 157.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 27m / -13.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 319.79° / 1.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.36° / -1.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 167.03° / 0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.