The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 18, 2066
Last Quarter
55.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:11 AM
11:06 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.1%
- Age
- 22.4 days
- Distance
- 375,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1769
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 | 264.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.0° / 259.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 18m / -13.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 203.14° / -5.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.80° / 7.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -89.43° / 0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.9° |
| 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.