The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 19, 1984
Waning Gibbous
98.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:01 PM
8:59 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.0%
- Age
- 16.5 days
- Distance
- 359,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 755
Events on this date
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Jupiter and Neptune close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,500 km.
Exact values
For Jan 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 195.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.4° / 331.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 14m / 20.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 134.54° / 4.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.00° / -4.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -16.55° / -1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.