The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 18, 1991
Waxing Crescent
7.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:10 AM
8:30 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.1%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 393,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 842
Events on this date
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Saturn behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jan 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 30.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.4° / 133.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 00m / -9.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 328.75° / 2.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.38° / -2.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 143.74° / -0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.