The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 19, 1970
Waxing Gibbous
92.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:49 PM
6:04 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.8%
- Age
- 11.8 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 582
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 | 149.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.9° / 20.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 53m / 28.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 88.39° / 4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.20° / -5.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 34.67° / -1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.