The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 19, 2051
First Quarter
52.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:51 AM
12:46 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.2%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 372,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1584
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.1° / 74.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 58m / 12.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 31.91° / 0.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.21° / 0.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.24° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.