The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 19, 2002
Waxing Crescent
31.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:16 AM
11:30 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.2%
- Age
- 6.1 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 978
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 | 67.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.4° / 99.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 34m / -1.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 7.13° / -5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.64° / 7.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 109.09° / -0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.