The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 18, 2063
Waning Gibbous
79.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:37 PM
10:16 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 79.1%
- Age
- 19.0 days
- Distance
- 367,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1732
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 | 234.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 54.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 79.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.3° / 289.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 33m / 1.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 173.13° / -0.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.57° / 1.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -48.39° / -1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.