The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 18, 2081
First Quarter
54.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:45 AM
1:07 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.6%
- Age
- 8.7 days
- Distance
- 389,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1955
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 95.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.0° / 71.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 04m / 15.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 34.36° / 3.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.21° / -3.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 77.17° / -1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.