The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 19, 2080
Waning Crescent
5.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:28 AM
3:11 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.2%
- Age
- 27.4 days
- Distance
- 406,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1942
Events on this date
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Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,500 km.
Exact values
For Jan 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 334.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.2° / 195.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 17m / -28.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 273.72° / -4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.89° / 7.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -152.98° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.