The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 19, 2079
Waning Gibbous
93.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:15 PM
9:39 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.4%
- Age
- 16.4 days
- Distance
- 377,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1930
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jan 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 209.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 29.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.2° / 316.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 12m / 16.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 149.21° / 4.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.89° / -5.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -23.34° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.