The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 18, 2189
Waxing Crescent
4.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:28 AM
7:42 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.6%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 385,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3291
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 | 24.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.6° / 142.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 49m / -18.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 323.29° / -4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.28° / 7.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.85° / -1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.