The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 18, 1984
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:44 PM
8:10 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.5 days
- Distance
- 360,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 755
Events on this date
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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 | 181.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.5° / 346.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 10m / 23.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 119.49° / 3.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.77° / -3.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -4.43° / -1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 44.8° |
| 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.