The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 30, 2180
Waxing Crescent
14.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:18 AM
10:00 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.9%
- Age
- 3.8 days
- Distance
- 398,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3180
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus 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 | 45.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.9° / 114.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 36m / 2.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 355.50° / 4.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.59° / -5.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 138.07° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 242.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.