The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 18, 2088
Waning Crescent
22.6% 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
3:29 AM
1:35 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.6%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2041
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,200 km.
Exact values
For Jan 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 303.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.1° / 228.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 01m / -18.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 241.88° / 1.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.64° / -1.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -122.14° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.2° |
| 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.