The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 19, 2040
Waxing Crescent
36.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
11:28 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.1%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 385,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1448
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 | 73.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.3° / 93.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 55m / 1.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 12.95° / -4.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.07° / 6.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 113.66° / -1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.