The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 18, 1917
Waning Crescent
27.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:09 AM
12:44 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.3%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 375,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- -74
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 297.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.2° / 231.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 27m / -23.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 235.23° / -4.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.73° / 6.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -124.42° / 0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.