The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 18, 2149
Waxing Gibbous
70.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:20 PM
2:24 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.2%
- Age
- 8.8 days
- Distance
- 370,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2796
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 | 113.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.9° / 58.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 26m / 13.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 52.55° / -4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.11° / 7.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 67.68° / 0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.