The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 19, 2174
Waning Gibbous
97.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:15 PM
9:02 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.4%
- Age
- 16.1 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3105
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 | 198.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.5° / 328.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 27m / 18.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 138.19° / 3.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.33° / -3.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -18.05° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.