The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 18, 2010
Waxing Crescent
10.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:21 AM
9:03 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.1%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 405,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1077
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 36.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.8° / 126.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 23m / -6.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 335.28° / 3.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.01° / -4.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 139.94° / 0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.