The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 30, 2182
Waning Crescent
19.4% 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
3:51 AM
2:02 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.4%
- Age
- 25.7 days
- Distance
- 365,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3204
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 307.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.5° / 223.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 13m / -18.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 258.87° / 4.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.86° / -4.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -133.13° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.