The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 19, 2180
Last Quarter
51.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:27 AM
11:25 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.9%
- Age
- 22.4 days
- Distance
- 370,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3179
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 370,300 km.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jan 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 267.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.4° / 257.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 37m / -13.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 207.23° / -3.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.47° / 4.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -87.93° / 1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.