The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 18, 1904
Waxing Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:09 AM
6:50 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- -234
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 11.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.5° / 155.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 40m / -14.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 308.67° / 3.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.89° / -4.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 169.28° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 239.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.