The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 18, 2120
Waning Gibbous
92.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:29 PM
9:21 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.8%
- Age
- 17.7 days
- Distance
- 402,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2437
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 | 211.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.3° / 313.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 04m / 11.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 149.08° / -0.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.55° / 1.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -35.52° / -0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.