The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 19, 1950
Waxing Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:05 AM
7:05 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 385,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 335
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 17.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.4° / 149.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 19m / -19.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 316.10° / -4.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.39° / 6.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.14° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.