The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 18, 2139
Waning Gibbous
88.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:12 PM
9:34 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.9%
- Age
- 17.7 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2672
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 | 219.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 39.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.6° / 304.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 33m / 6.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 157.25° / -2.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.65° / 3.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -39.29° / -0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 115.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.