The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 18, 2006
Waning Gibbous
84.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:47 PM
10:12 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 84.2%
- Age
- 18.6 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1027
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 | 226.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 46.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 84.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.4° / 298.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 09m / 7.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 165.33° / 1.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.67° / -1.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -49.16° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.