The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Waxing Gibbous
98.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:29 PM
6:42 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.1%
- Age
- 14.3 days
- Distance
- 370,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1089
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 | 164.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.2° / 6.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 54m / 21.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 102.51° / -0.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.22° / 2.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 10.36° / 0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.