The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 19, 1969
Waxing Crescent
3.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:11 AM
7:30 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.3%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 365,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 570
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 20.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.6° / 145.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 35m / -17.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 320.18° / -3.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.32° / 5.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.33° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.