The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 18, 2158
Waning Gibbous
83.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:00 PM
9:49 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 83.7%
- Age
- 18.0 days
- Distance
- 394,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2907
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 227.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 47.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 83.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.1° / 295.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 04m / 2.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 166.25° / -3.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.07° / 5.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -43.09° / -0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 116.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.