The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 18, 2122
Waxing Gibbous
83.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:43 PM
4:21 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 83.1%
- Age
- 10.0 days
- Distance
- 377,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2462
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 | 131.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 48.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 83.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.5° / 39.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 30m / 24.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 69.71° / 3.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.82° / -3.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 52.87° / 0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.