The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 18, 2173
Waxing Crescent
28.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:50 AM
11:20 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.1%
- Age
- 4.7 days
- Distance
- 377,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3093
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 63.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.3° / 101.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 12m / -0.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 2.85° / -1.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.06° / 2.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 123.56° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.