The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 18, 2146
Waxing Crescent
39.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
11:26 AM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.9%
- Age
- 6.0 days
- Distance
- 390,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2759
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 | 78.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.6° / 88.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 04m / 5.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 16.71° / -1.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.45° / 2.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 108.72° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.