The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 18, 2133
Waxing Gibbous
91.7% 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
2:56 PM
5:26 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.7%
- Age
- 12.2 days
- Distance
- 360,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2598
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 | 146.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.8° / 25.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 38m / 24.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.09° / 1.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.71° / -0.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 30.46° / -1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.