The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 18, 1942
Waxing Crescent
4.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:55 AM
7:55 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.4%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 372,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 236
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 24.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.9° / 141.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 35m / -12.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 322.09° / 1.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.00° / -1.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.65° / 1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.