The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 19, 2004
Waning Crescent
6.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:58 AM
3:00 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.7%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 362,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1002
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 362,800 km.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 330.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.5° / 200.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 56m / -26.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 269.14° / -3.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.21° / 5.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.95° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.