The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 18, 2097
Waxing Crescent
24.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:51 AM
10:53 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.8%
- Age
- 5.1 days
- Distance
- 383,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2153
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 | 59.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.9° / 106.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 02m / -3.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 358.96° / -3.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.38° / 5.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 114.43° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.