The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 19, 2018
Waxing Crescent
6.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:21 AM
8:12 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.2%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 399,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1176
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 28.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.4° / 136.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 03m / -13.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 328.26° / -1.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.69° / 2.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 146.43° / 0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.