The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 19, 2042
Waning Crescent
6.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:11 AM
3:02 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.2%
- Age
- 27.4 days
- Distance
- 375,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1472
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 | 331.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.0° / 198.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 05m / -27.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 271.21° / -4.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.49° / 6.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.54° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.