The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 18, 1965
Waning Gibbous
97.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:03 PM
8:59 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.9%
- Age
- 15.8 days
- Distance
- 359,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 520
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 | 196.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.5° / 330.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 13m / 20.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 134.54° / 4.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.19° / -4.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -12.75° / -0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.