The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 18, 2157
Waxing Gibbous
57.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:45 AM
1:23 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 57.2%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 374,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2895
Events on this date
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Mercury, Neptune, and Venus gathered
All within 3.2° of each other in the sky.
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Mercury and Neptune close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 98.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 81.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 57.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.9° / 67.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 12m / 18.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 36.99° / 4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.04° / -5.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.30° / -0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.