The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 19, 1953
Waxing Crescent
22.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:09 AM
10:54 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.9%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 365,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 372
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 | 56.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.8° / 105.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 41m / 1.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 356.30° / 3.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.40° / -3.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 127.01° / -0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.