The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 19, 2070
First Quarter
49.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:44 AM
12:29 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.4%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 371,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1819
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 | 89.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.3° / 77.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 48m / 11.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 29.14° / 0.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.77° / 0.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.44° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.