The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 19, 2176
First Quarter
54.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:36 AM
1:08 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.7%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 370,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3130
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Jupiter and Neptune close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 95.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.5° / 70.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 02m / 17.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 34.49° / 5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.66° / -5.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 82.49° / -0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.