The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 19, 2005
Waxing Gibbous
73.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:55 PM
3:08 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.2%
- Age
- 9.2 days
- Distance
- 399,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1015
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 | 117.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.9° / 51.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 38m / 21.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.28° / 2.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.11° / -2.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 68.07° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.