The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 18, 2170
Waxing Crescent
2.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:06 AM
7:02 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.4%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 402,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3056
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Neptune, and Venus gathered
All within 4.9° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Neptune, and Saturn gathered
All within 6.8° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 17.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.0° / 149.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 19m / -20.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 315.90° / -4.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.00° / 6.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.68° / -1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.