The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 30, 2197
Waxing Gibbous
88.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:35 PM
5:05 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.2%
- Age
- 12.4 days
- Distance
- 379,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3390
Events on this date
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Venus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jan 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 139.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 40.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.3° / 30.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 05m / 23.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.04° / 0.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.27° / 0.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 33.54° / 0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.