The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 18, 1998
Waning Gibbous
59.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:08 AM
11:05 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 59.2%
- Age
- 21.5 days
- Distance
- 400,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 929
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 | 259.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 79.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 59.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.2° / 261.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 13m / -12.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 229.35° / 4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.02° / -5.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -84.80° / 0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.