The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 18, 2191
Last Quarter
49.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:36 AM
11:49 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.6%
- Age
- 22.8 days
- Distance
- 384,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3315
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jan 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 270.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.2° / 257.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 48m / -11.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 209.14° / 0.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.24° / 0.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -98.20° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.