The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 18, 2069
Waning Crescent
21.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:40 AM
1:40 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.2%
- Age
- 25.1 days
- Distance
- 393,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1806
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 | 305.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.6° / 226.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 11m / -19.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 244.55° / 1.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.67° / -0.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -130.51° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.