The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 30, 2179
Waning Crescent
42.9% 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
1:40 AM
11:42 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.9%
- Age
- 22.7 days
- Distance
- 378,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3167
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 | 278.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.2° / 245.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 03m / -20.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 229.07° / -2.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.78° / 4.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -92.05° / 1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.