The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 20, 2019
Waxing Gibbous
99.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:12 PM
7:15 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 14.6 days
- Distance
- 358,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1188
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 172.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.3° / 356.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 40m / 21.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 113.12° / -0.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.35° / 1.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 4.70° / -0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.