The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 18, 2090
Waning Gibbous
90.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:04 PM
9:23 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.3%
- Age
- 17.9 days
- Distance
- 360,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2066
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 | 216.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 36.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.0° / 307.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 26m / 7.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 155.43° / -2.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.48° / 3.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -33.59° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 115.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.