The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 18, 2175
Waning Crescent
18.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:23 AM
1:23 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.2%
- Age
- 25.6 days
- Distance
- 389,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 3117
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
24° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Jan 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 309.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.7° / 219.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 22m / -26.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 248.23° / -5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.18° / 7.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -135.46° / -1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.