The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 15, 1919
Waxing Gibbous
99.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:09 PM
7:04 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.4%
- Age
- 13.4 days
- Distance
- 376,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -49
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 171.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 8.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.8° / 358.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 09m / 19.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 106.22° / -2.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.36° / 4.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 12.63° / 1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.