The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 18, 2181
Waxing Crescent
14.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:35 AM
9:46 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.4%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 379,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3192
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 | 44.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.2° / 118.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 52m / -2.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 343.40° / 4.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.08° / -4.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.20° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.