The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 18, 2021
Waxing Crescent
30.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:13 AM
11:23 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.0%
- Age
- 5.5 days
- Distance
- 399,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1213
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 | 66.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.0° / 100.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 26m / -2.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 5.04° / -4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.27° / 7.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 117.45° / -1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.