The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 18, 2043
First Quarter
53.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:51 AM
12:55 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.9%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 370,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1485
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.0° / 72.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 00m / 14.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 32.80° / 1.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.31° / -1.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.79° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.