The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 18, 2100
First Quarter
51.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:36 AM
12:52 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.9%
- Age
- 8.2 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2190
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.5° / 74.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 49m / 14.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 30.66° / 3.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.94° / -3.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.53° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.