The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 19, 2000
Waxing Gibbous
96.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:09 PM
6:11 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.7%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 359,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 953
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,400 km.
Exact values
For Jan 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 159.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.6° / 12.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 35m / 20.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.13° / -2.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.16° / 3.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 20.62° / 0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.