The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 18, 1930
Waning Gibbous
80.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:20 PM
10:36 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.2%
- Age
- 18.7 days
- Distance
- 368,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 87
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 | 232.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 52.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.4° / 293.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 32m / 7.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 170.75° / 3.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.31° / -3.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -46.13° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.