The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 18, 2034
Waning Crescent
3.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:04 AM
4:16 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.5%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 387,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1373
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 | 339.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.0° / 193.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 32m / -18.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 277.68° / 5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.27° / -5.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.02° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.