The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 18, 2183
Waning Crescent
33.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:10 AM
12:59 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.5%
- Age
- 24.1 days
- Distance
- 386,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3216
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 | 289.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.5° / 242.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 06m / -13.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 228.00° / 3.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.98° / -3.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -116.82° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.