The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 19, 1901
Waning Crescent
1.1% 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
6:49 AM
4:59 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 28.7 days
- Distance
- 379,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- -272
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 348.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.6° / 182.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 14m / -18.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 287.52° / 3.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.60° / -4.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -173.94° / 1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.