The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 19, 1991
Waxing Crescent
13.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:34 AM
9:34 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.1%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 390,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 842
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 | 42.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.2° / 120.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 46m / -3.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 341.41° / 3.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.83° / -3.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 131.56° / -0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.