The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 18, 2020
Waning Crescent
37.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:42 AM
12:50 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.2%
- Age
- 23.5 days
- Distance
- 375,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1200
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 | 285.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.2° / 246.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 48m / -11.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 223.12° / 4.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.08° / -4.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -100.46° / -0.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.