The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 18, 2140
Waning Crescent
2.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:53 AM
4:15 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.0%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 383,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2684
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 | 343.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.7° / 186.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 51m / -24.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 281.71° / -1.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.36° / 2.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -169.00° / 0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.