The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 18, 2113
Waxing Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:43 AM
6:44 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 367,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2351
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 12.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.0° / 154.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 57m / -20.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 311.07° / -2.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.46° / 4.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.95° / -0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.