The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 18, 2159
Waning Crescent
0.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:13 AM
4:51 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.8%
- Age
- 28.9 days
- Distance
- 401,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2919
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 350.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.0° / 180.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 20m / -22.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 288.36° / -0.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.90° / 0.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -172.83° / 0.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.3° |
| 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.