The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 19, 2041
Waning Gibbous
94.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:53 PM
9:32 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.7%
- Age
- 16.9 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1460
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
19° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Jan 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 206.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 26.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.5° / 319.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 01m / 17.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 146.17° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.95° / -5.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -27.91° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.