The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 19, 2149
Waxing Gibbous
80.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:01 PM
3:33 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.0%
- Age
- 9.8 days
- Distance
- 371,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2796
Events on this date
-
Mars, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 7.0° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 126.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 53.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.2° / 46.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 22m / 17.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 66.67° / -4.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.04° / 6.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 55.53° / 0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.