The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 18, 2027
Waxing Gibbous
79.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:15 PM
4:01 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 79.9%
- Age
- 10.9 days
- Distance
- 366,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1287
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 | 126.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 53.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 79.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.8° / 42.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 09m / 26.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.09° / 5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.19° / -5.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 47.55° / -0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.