The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 18, 1981
Waxing Gibbous
96.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:12 PM
6:12 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.8%
- Age
- 12.4 days
- Distance
- 374,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 718
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 | 159.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.2° / 12.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 34m / 20.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.08° / -2.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.31° / 4.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 24.43° / 0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.