The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 18, 2151
Waxing Crescent
0.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:38 AM
6:21 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.8%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2821
Events on this date
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Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 9.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.4° / 158.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 44m / -21.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 307.68° / -3.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.10° / 5.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.50° / -0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.