The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 18, 2047
Last Quarter
52.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:24 AM
11:13 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.8%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 370,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1534
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jan 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 266.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.6° / 257.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 26m / -14.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 205.47° / -5.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.72° / 7.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -85.63° / 0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.3° |
| 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.