The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 18, 2086
Waxing Crescent
14.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:33 AM
9:52 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.7%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 363,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2017
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 | 44.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.7° / 117.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 52m / -1.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 343.75° / 5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.00° / -5.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 136.90° / 0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.