The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 19, 2019
Waxing Gibbous
96.6% 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
4:05 PM
6:12 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.6%
- Age
- 13.6 days
- Distance
- 361,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1188
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 | 158.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.0° / 12.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 35m / 21.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.15° / -1.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.01° / 3.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 16.83° / -0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.