The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 18, 2013
First Quarter
47.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:28 AM
12:23 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.4%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 397,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1114
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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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 | 86.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.0° / 79.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 31m / 12.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 25.63° / 2.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.34° / -2.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 98.83° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.5° |
| 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.