The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 18, 2028
Last Quarter
51.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:34 AM
11:18 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.2%
- Age
- 21.9 days
- Distance
- 377,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1299
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jan 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 268.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.6° / 256.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 32m / -15.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 206.84° / -5.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.28° / 7.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -81.82° / -0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.