The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 19, 1963
Waning Crescent
32.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:12 AM
1:08 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.9%
- Age
- 23.8 days
- Distance
- 400,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 495
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 290.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 110.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.1° / 241.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 12m / -12.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 229.17° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.65° / -5.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -113.38° / 0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.