The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 18, 2118
Waning Crescent
12.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:12 AM
2:04 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.2%
- Age
- 26.4 days
- Distance
- 373,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2412
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 | 319.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.5° / 210.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 05m / -27.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 257.77° / -4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.79° / 7.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -136.23° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.