The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 18, 1934
Waxing Crescent
13.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:47 AM
9:38 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.7%
- Age
- 3.1 days
- Distance
- 369,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 137
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 | 43.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.8° / 120.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 48m / -5.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 341.21° / 1.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.62° / -1.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.99° / -0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.