The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 18, 2119
First Quarter
50.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:32 AM
12:44 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.8%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 400,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2425
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.3° / 75.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 41m / 14.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 28.74° / 3.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.12° / -4.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.89° / -1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.