The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 19, 1974
Waning Crescent
12.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:01 AM
3:25 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.3%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 631
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 | 319.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.1° / 198.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 09m / -23.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 258.30° / -0.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.55° / 1.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -135.35° / 0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.