The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 19, 2020
Waning Crescent
26.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:50 AM
1:24 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.9%
- Age
- 24.5 days
- Distance
- 378,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1200
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 | 297.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.2° / 234.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 41m / -16.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 236.80° / 3.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.60° / -3.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -112.63° / -0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.