The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 19, 2003
Waning Gibbous
97.9% 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
7:00 PM
9:02 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.9%
- Age
- 16.9 days
- Distance
- 376,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 990
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 195.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.1° / 330.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 16m / 20.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 135.15° / 4.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.58° / -5.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -20.37° / -1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.2° |
| 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.