The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 18, 1967
First Quarter
49.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:53 AM
12:25 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.1%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 402,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 545
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.8° / 79.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 41m / 8.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 26.70° / -1.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.78° / 2.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.78° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.