The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 18, 1964
Waxing Crescent
15.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:24 AM
9:35 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.1%
- Age
- 3.8 days
- Distance
- 383,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 508
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 | 45.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.8° / 120.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 05m / -10.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 343.13° / -4.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.28° / 6.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.88° / -0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.