The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 18, 2126
Waning Crescent
22.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:21 AM
1:40 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.9%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 381,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2511
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 | 303.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.1° / 229.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 59m / -17.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 241.38° / 2.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.88° / -2.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -117.58° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.