The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 18, 2153
Waning Crescent
36.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:56 AM
12:31 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.2%
- Age
- 23.7 days
- Distance
- 373,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2845
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 | 286.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.8° / 243.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 50m / -16.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.89° / 0.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.73° / 0.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -102.76° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.