The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 18, 2176
Waxing Crescent
43.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
11:07 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.3%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 372,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3130
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 | 82.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.0° / 82.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 08m / 12.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 20.38° / 4.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.63° / -5.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.64° / -0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.