The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 18, 1995
Waning Gibbous
88.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:59 PM
8:45 AM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.2%
- Age
- 18.8 days
- Distance
- 374,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 892
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 220.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 40.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.8° / 295.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 32m / -6.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 189.77° / -2.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.90° / 3.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -43.79° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 117.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.