The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 18, 1973
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:37 PM
7:34 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.1 days
- Distance
- 365,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 619
Events on this date
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Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 2:18 PM, is deepest at 4:17 PM and ends at 6:15 PM. Partly visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon for some of it.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Jan 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 177.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.9° / 351.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 51m / 20.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.96° / -0.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.33° / 1.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 5.83° / 0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.