The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 18, 2051
Waxing Crescent
40.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
11:13 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.9%
- Age
- 5.9 days
- Distance
- 369,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1584
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 79.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 100.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.9° / 86.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 03m / 8.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 17.90° / 1.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.40° / -1.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 103.40° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.