The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 30, 2183
First Quarter
49.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:48 AM
12:39 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.9%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 379,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3217
Events on this date
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Venus and Neptune close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.6° / 76.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 36m / 11.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 40.47° / -3.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.30° / 4.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.99° / 1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.