The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 18, 2001
Waning Crescent
28.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:41 AM
1:21 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.4%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 394,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 965
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 | 295.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.0° / 236.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 33m / -14.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 234.51° / 4.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.53° / -4.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -108.82° / -0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.