The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 18, 2062
First Quarter
52.0% 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
11:42 AM
12:46 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.0%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 376,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1720
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.
Exact values
For Jan 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.5° / 74.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 52m / 14.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 31.05° / 2.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.28° / -2.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 80.98° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.