The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 18, 1929
First Quarter
50.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:04 PM
12:30 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.9%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 374,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 75
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.
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.0° / 77.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 52m / 8.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 29.08° / -2.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.12° / 4.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 83.23° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.