The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 18, 2186
Waning Crescent
3.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:10 AM
4:01 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.6%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3253
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 338.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.4° / 193.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 30m / -20.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 276.99° / 2.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.05° / -2.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.96° / 0.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.