The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 18, 2107
Waning Crescent
25.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:10 AM
1:26 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.0%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 397,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2276
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 | 300.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.1° / 231.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 45m / -17.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 238.08° / 1.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.80° / -1.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -113.77° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.