The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 19, 1916
Waxing Gibbous
99.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:02 PM
7:31 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 14.5 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -86
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 | 172.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.0° / 356.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 33m / 23.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.24° / 1.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.89° / -1.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 5.06° / -0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.