The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 19, 2102
Waxing Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:19 AM
6:33 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 359,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2215
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 8.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.8° / 158.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 41m / -18.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 307.88° / -0.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.02° / 1.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 174.24° / -0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.