The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 18, 2041
Waning Gibbous
98.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:52 PM
9:03 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.1%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 406,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1460
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.
Exact values
For Jan 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 195.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.8° / 331.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 13m / 21.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 134.30° / 4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.59° / -5.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -15.78° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.