The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 18, 2000
Waxing Gibbous
91.0% 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
3:10 PM
5:03 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.0%
- Age
- 11.9 days
- Distance
- 360,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 953
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 | 145.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.7° / 27.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 31m / 19.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.13° / -3.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.56° / 5.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 32.74° / 0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.