The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 19, 1918
First Quarter
51.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:29 AM
12:46 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.2%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 373,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- -61
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.8° / 74.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 45m / 15.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 30.11° / 4.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.48° / -5.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.52° / 0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.3° |
| 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.