The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 18, 2108
Waxing Crescent
25.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:31 AM
11:00 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.6%
- Age
- 5.5 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2289
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 | 60.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.8° / 103.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 52m / 0.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 358.37° / 1.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.48° / -1.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 116.33° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.2° |
| 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.