The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 18, 1956
Waxing Crescent
27.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:19 AM
11:20 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.3%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 389,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 409
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 | 62.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.0° / 99.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 53m / 4.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 0.38° / 5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.41° / -5.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 110.23° / 1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.