The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 18, 2019
Waxing Gibbous
91.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:08 PM
5:05 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.0%
- Age
- 12.6 days
- Distance
- 366,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1188
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 | 145.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.2° / 27.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 32m / 20.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.49° / -2.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.38° / 4.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 28.96° / -0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.