The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 19, 2139
Waning Gibbous
82.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:11 PM
9:55 AM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 82.3%
- Age
- 18.7 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2672
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,500 km.
Exact values
For Jan 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 229.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 49.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 82.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.2° / 293.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 15m / 1.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 169.06° / -2.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.10° / 4.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -51.43° / -0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 116.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.