The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 19, 1944
Waning Crescent
39.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:29 AM
1:46 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.9%
- Age
- 23.5 days
- Distance
- 388,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 260
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 | 281.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.8° / 238.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 38m / -9.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 220.33° / 5.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.71° / -6.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -109.07° / 0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.