The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 19, 2141
Waxing Gibbous
90.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:41 PM
5:16 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.0%
- Age
- 11.4 days
- Distance
- 364,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2697
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 364,100 km.
Exact values
For Jan 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 143.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 36.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.4° / 28.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 29m / 24.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.87° / 1.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.50° / -0.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 36.92° / 0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.