The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 19, 1912
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:24 AM
5:40 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- -135
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.0° / 165.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 17m / -24.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 300.93° / -4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.57° / 7.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.77° / -1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 322.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.