The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 19, 2118
Waning Crescent
5.9% 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
6:19 AM
3:03 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.9%
- Age
- 27.4 days
- Distance
- 375,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2412
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 332.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.5° / 197.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 08m / -28.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 271.73° / -5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.69° / 7.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -148.42° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.