The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 19, 2123
Last Quarter
48.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:54 AM
11:29 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.8%
- Age
- 21.8 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2474
Events on this date
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jan 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 271.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.6° / 253.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 48m / -15.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 210.63° / -4.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.38° / 6.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -88.67° / 0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.