The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 18, 1901
Waning Crescent
4.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:02 AM
3:55 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.3%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 383,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- -272
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 2.7° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Saturn, and Venus gathered
All within 6.6° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 336.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.1° / 195.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 18m / -20.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 274.12° / 2.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.91° / -2.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -161.75° / 1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.