The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 19, 1915
Waxing Crescent
18.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:04 AM
10:14 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.4%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 391,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- -98
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jan 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 50.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.5° / 112.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 17m / -2.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 349.22° / 2.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.67° / -1.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 134.61° / -0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.