The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 18, 2031
Waning Crescent
26.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:04 AM
1:05 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.6%
- Age
- 25.0 days
- Distance
- 367,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1336
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 | 298.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.6° / 232.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 36m / -20.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 236.48° / -0.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.34° / 1.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -122.91° / 1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.