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January 19

Day 19 of 366 · ISO week 3 · Capricorn · Winter (Northern Hemisphere)

January 19 is the 19th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 347 days remain until the year's end. It falls in winter (northern hemisphere) and under the astrological sign of Capricorn.

Day of year
19
Days remaining
347
ISO week
3
Zodiac
Capricorn
Season
Winter
Sun declination
-20.5°

External references

Curated jump-off points to the major almanacs, encyclopaedias and primary sources for this date.

Wikipedia: this day →Britannica: this day →LoC: Today in History →History.com: this day →On-This-Day.com →BBC: On This Day →NYT: this day →Time and Date →NASA APOD archive →U.S. Naval Observatory →Wolfram|Alpha →Wikidata →Google Books →JSTOR →Internet Archive →
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Astronomy

Solar declination through the year — the Sun's apparent latitude on Earth. January 19 ≈ -20.5°
0° +23° −23° -20.5°
Computed via Cooper's formula. Positive declination = Sun north of the celestial equator (Northern Hemisphere summer).

On January 19 the Sun's declination is approximately -20.5°. At this latitude the Sun is south of the celestial equator, giving the Northern Hemisphere shorter days than nights.

For specific rise/set times at your location, see the U.S. Naval Observatory, or the NASA APOD archive for any imagery published on a January 19.

Position in the year

Position in the calendar year — day 19 of 366 (with 347 remaining)
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec Jan 19

Holidays & observances

No widely-observed holidays catalogued for this day in our base set. See the external almanacs above for region-specific observances.

Events

A selection of widely-documented historical events that took place on this date. Years marked BCE follow standard astronomical convention.

Notable births

Notable deaths

Numerical & calendrical curiosities

Day-of-year (19)19 · prime
Days remaining (347)347
Date code DDMMYYYY19012026 · no palindrome in next 200 years
Sun declination-20.53° (Cooper approximation)
Distance from solstice30 days

Cross-references

The 19th of every other month

February 19March 19April 19May 19June 19July 19August 19September 19October 19November 19December 19

Adjacent days

← January 18January 20 →

Days nearby

-30 days · December 20-7 days · January 12+7 days · January 26+30 days · February 18

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