The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 18, 2026
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:02 AM
5:25 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.6 days
- Distance
- 395,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1274
Events on this date
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Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Mercury, and Venus gathered
All within 5.0° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 5.1° of each other in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.5° / 170.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 00m / -24.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 297.24° / -3.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.03° / 5.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.30° / -1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 6.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.