The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 18, 2177
Waning Gibbous
79.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:38 PM
9:59 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 79.3%
- Age
- 18.6 days
- Distance
- 378,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3142
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 | 234.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 54.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 79.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.7° / 288.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 28m / -1.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 173.09° / -4.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.66° / 6.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -46.90° / -0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 116.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.