The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 18, 2038
Waxing Gibbous
92.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:20 PM
5:29 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.9%
- Age
- 13.1 days
- Distance
- 383,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1423
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 | 149.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 30.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.5° / 23.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 50m / 21.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 87.74° / -1.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.38° / 3.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 25.15° / -0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.