The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 18, 2145
Waning Crescent
24.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:10 AM
1:36 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.1%
- Age
- 25.1 days
- Distance
- 368,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2746
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 | 301.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.7° / 231.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 55m / -16.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 240.14° / 3.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.59° / -3.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -121.39° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.