The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 19, 2059
Waxing Crescent
38.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
11:31 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.3%
- Age
- 5.5 days
- Distance
- 373,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1683
Events on this date
-
Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 76.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.7° / 91.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 05m / 2.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 15.96° / -3.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.92° / 5.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 109.87° / -1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.