The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 19, 2159
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:48 AM
5:53 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 398,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2920
Events on this date
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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. From Columbus, 70% of the Sun is covered at 8:27 AM.
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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 | 1.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 178.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.3° / 167.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 10m / -19.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 300.52° / 1.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.87° / -0.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 174.98° / 0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.