The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 18, 2101
Waning Gibbous
89.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:12 PM
9:39 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.0%
- Age
- 18.7 days
- Distance
- 382,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2202
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 | 218.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.6° / 305.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 35m / 8.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 157.25° / -0.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.42° / 1.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -43.86° / -0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.