The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 18, 2164
Waning Crescent
36.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:53 AM
12:46 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.1%
- Age
- 24.1 days
- Distance
- 373,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2981
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 | 286.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.3° / 244.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 51m / -13.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.45° / 2.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.34° / -2.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -113.02° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.7° |
| 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.