The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 19, 2107
Waning Crescent
17.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:05 AM
2:10 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.1%
- Age
- 25.3 days
- Distance
- 400,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2276
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 | 311.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.6° / 221.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 36m / -19.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 250.24° / 2.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.80° / -3.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -125.95° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.