The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 18, 2132
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:11 AM
5:49 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 392,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2586
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.5° / 165.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 14m / -22.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 300.77° / -2.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.86° / 4.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.31° / -0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 306.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.