The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 18, 2048
Waxing Crescent
12.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:28 AM
9:31 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.7%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 383,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1547
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 | 41.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.2° / 121.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 38m / -3.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 339.79° / 4.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.35° / -5.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 144.50° / 0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.