The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 18, 1963
Waning Crescent
42.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:14 AM
12:38 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.1%
- Age
- 22.8 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 495
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 | 279.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.3° / 252.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 26m / -8.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 217.15° / 5.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.52° / -6.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -101.21° / 0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.