The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 19, 2050
Waning Crescent
16.6% 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
4:13 AM
2:05 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.6%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 371,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1571
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Saturn behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jan 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 311.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.2° / 220.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 42m / -21.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 251.78° / 1.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.40° / -0.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.88° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.