The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 18, 1993
Waning Crescent
15.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:28 AM
2:01 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.7%
- Age
- 25.7 days
- Distance
- 388,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 866
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 | 313.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.1° / 217.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 42m / -23.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 252.14° / -0.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.62° / 1.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -127.48° / 1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.