The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 18, 2147
Waning Gibbous
97.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:28 PM
8:40 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.2%
- Age
- 16.4 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2771
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 | 199.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.0° / 326.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 18m / 13.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 137.59° / -1.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.47° / 3.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -20.72° / 1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 115.1° |
| 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.