The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 18, 2091
Waning Crescent
1.2% 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
6:44 AM
4:57 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 386,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2078
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 | 348.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.1° / 182.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 12m / -18.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 287.13° / 4.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.91° / -4.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -163.26° / 1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.