The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 18, 2040
Waxing Crescent
26.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:03 AM
11:00 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.3%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 379,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1448
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 | 61.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.8° / 105.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 07m / -4.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 359.70° / -4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.93° / 7.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 125.84° / -1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.