The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 18, 2144
Waxing Gibbous
94.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:50 PM
5:44 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.8%
- Age
- 13.5 days
- Distance
- 379,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 2734
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 153.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 26.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.7° / 19.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 07m / 19.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.72° / -3.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.82° / 5.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 20.21° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.