The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 19, 1908
Waning Gibbous
98.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:41 PM
8:40 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.8%
- Age
- 15.8 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- -185
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 192.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.5° / 334.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 55m / 19.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 130.55° / 2.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.35° / -2.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -13.52° / -0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.