The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 18, 1986
Waxing Gibbous
67.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:15 PM
3:13 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 67.5%
- Age
- 9.7 days
- Distance
- 402,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 781
Events on this date
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Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Feb 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 110.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 69.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 67.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.4° / 51.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 16m / 26.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 80.13° / 3.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.02° / -4.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 66.97° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.