The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 18, 2072
Waning Crescent
2.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:21 AM
4:32 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.4%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1843
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 | 342.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.6° / 189.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 47m / -18.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 281.31° / 4.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.23° / -5.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -159.46° / 1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.