The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 18, 2018
Waxing Crescent
2.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:46 AM
7:14 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.4%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 402,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1176
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 | 17.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.2° / 148.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 15m / -16.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 316.17° / -0.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.64° / 0.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.62° / 0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.