The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 19, 1948
First Quarter
52.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:04 PM
12:44 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.5%
- Age
- 8.4 days
- Distance
- 387,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 310
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 | 92.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.0° / 75.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 59m / 10.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 31.22° / -1.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.20° / 3.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 79.43° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.8° |
| 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.