The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 19, 2101
Waning Gibbous
81.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:21 PM
10:02 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.4%
- Age
- 19.7 days
- Distance
- 379,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2202
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 231.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 51.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.8° / 292.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 22m / 1.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 170.62° / -1.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.34° / 3.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -55.99° / -0.81° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 115.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.