The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 19, 2140
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:36 AM
5:24 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 379,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2684
Events on this date
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Jupiter, Mercury, and Saturn gathered
All within 1.7° of each other in the sky.
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. Not visible from Columbus.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Jan 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 356.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.7° / 173.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 48m / -21.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 295.10° / -0.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.09° / 1.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.81° / 0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.