The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 18, 2174
Waning Gibbous
99.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:12 PM
8:34 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.4%
- Age
- 15.1 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3105
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 | 187.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 8.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.3° / 340.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 39m / 22.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 126.28° / 3.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.68° / -4.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -5.92° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.