The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 19, 2026
Waxing Crescent
0.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:36 AM
6:32 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.8%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 392,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1275
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 | 10.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.6° / 157.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 52m / -20.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 309.81° / -2.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.56° / 4.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.11° / -1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.