The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 19, 2172
Waning Crescent
38.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:41 AM
12:20 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.8%
- Age
- 23.8 days
- Distance
- 369,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3080
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 283.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.9° / 245.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 39m / -15.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 222.25° / -0.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.14° / 1.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -106.56° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.