The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 18, 2184
Waxing Crescent
30.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:01 AM
11:34 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.6%
- Age
- 5.1 days
- Distance
- 368,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3229
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 | 66.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.3° / 99.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 22m / 0.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 5.24° / -1.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.75° / 3.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 113.29° / 1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.9° |
| 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.