The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 18, 2080
Waning Crescent
10.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:33 AM
2:22 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.1%
- Age
- 26.4 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1942
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 | 323.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.3° / 206.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 23m / -27.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 261.88° / -4.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.13° / 6.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -140.79° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.