The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 18, 2138
Waxing Gibbous
56.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:45 AM
1:19 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 56.3%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 388,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2660
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jan 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 97.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 82.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 56.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.1° / 69.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 07m / 17.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 35.59° / 4.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.80° / -5.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.10° / -0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.