The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 19, 2137
Waning Crescent
6.1% 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
6:15 AM
3:01 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.1%
- Age
- 27.4 days
- Distance
- 360,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2647
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 360,500 km.
Exact values
For Jan 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 331.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.3° / 198.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 07m / -28.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 271.47° / -5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.77° / 7.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -152.22° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.