The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 19, 1937
First Quarter
48.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:22 AM
12:30 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.7%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 370,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 174
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.0° / 76.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 36m / 14.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 27.58° / 4.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.26° / -4.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.71° / 0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.