The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 19, 1938
Waning Gibbous
84.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:01 PM
9:37 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 84.2%
- Age
- 17.9 days
- Distance
- 376,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 186
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 | 226.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 46.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 84.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.1° / 295.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 59m / 1.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 165.67° / -5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.64° / 7.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -39.67° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 118.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.