The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 19, 2089
First Quarter
48.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:45 AM
12:27 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.9%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 382,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2054
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 | 88.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.1° / 78.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 48m / 10.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 28.94° / -0.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.20° / 1.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 83.64° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.