The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 19, 2031
Waning Crescent
16.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:12 AM
2:00 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.9%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 363,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1336
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 | 311.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.4° / 220.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 38m / -21.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 250.95° / 0.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.03° / 0.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -135.08° / 1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.