The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 18, 2168
Waxing Gibbous
57.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:35 PM
1:02 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 57.1%
- Age
- 8.3 days
- Distance
- 373,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 3031
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 | 98.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 81.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 57.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.7° / 73.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 22m / 8.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 36.20° / -5.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.27° / 7.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 76.00° / -0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.3° |
| 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.