The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 19, 1985
Waning Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:00 AM
4:02 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 382,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 767
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 343.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.3° / 186.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 56m / -26.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 282.60° / -3.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.38° / 5.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -158.34° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.