The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 19, 2021
Waxing Crescent
39.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
11:36 AM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.2%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 402,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1213
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 | 77.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.8° / 90.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 10m / 2.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 17.13° / -4.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.24° / 6.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 105.28° / -1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.