The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 19, 2179
Waxing Gibbous
83.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:54 PM
4:18 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 83.3%
- Age
- 11.7 days
- Distance
- 381,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3167
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 131.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 48.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 83.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.3° / 39.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 38m / 23.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.12° / 1.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.42° / -0.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 41.45° / 0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.