The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 18, 2029
Waxing Crescent
15.0% 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
9:38 AM
9:49 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.0%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 402,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1312
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 | 45.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.0° / 117.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 55m / -1.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 344.24° / 4.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.83° / -5.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 136.13° / 0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.