The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 19, 1934
Waxing Crescent
22.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:11 AM
10:47 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.3%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 375,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 137
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jan 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 56.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.4° / 106.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 37m / 0.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 355.18° / 3.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.46° / -3.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 130.80° / -0.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.