The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 18, 2154
Waxing Crescent
23.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:42 AM
10:45 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.7%
- Age
- 4.7 days
- Distance
- 392,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2858
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 | 58.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.6° / 107.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 52m / -3.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 356.67° / -2.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.07° / 3.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 127.35° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.