The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 18, 2116
Waxing Crescent
12.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:12 AM
9:09 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.4%
- Age
- 3.8 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2388
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 40.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.6° / 125.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 48m / -12.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 338.68° / -4.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.64° / 6.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 134.98° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.