The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 18, 2045
Waxing Crescent
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:21 AM
6:06 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 406,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1510
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 | 5.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.8° / 162.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 30m / -21.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 304.66° / -2.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.76° / 3.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.49° / -0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.