The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 19, 2171
Waxing Gibbous
94.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:10 PM
6:02 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.0%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 387,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3068
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 151.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 28.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.7° / 19.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 05m / 26.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.06° / 2.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.24° / -2.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 22.85° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.