The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 18, 1924
Waxing Gibbous
89.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:02 PM
4:47 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.3%
- Age
- 12.2 days
- Distance
- 401,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 13
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 | 141.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.9° / 31.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 15m / 18.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.28° / -4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.87° / 7.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 35.78° / 0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.