The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 18, 2182
Waxing Gibbous
98.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:58 PM
6:40 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.7%
- Age
- 13.7 days
- Distance
- 406,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3204
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,500 km.
Exact values
For Jan 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 167.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.9° / 3.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 10m / 17.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 106.68° / -4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.70° / 7.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 12.64° / 1.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.