The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 18, 2000
Waxing Gibbous
98.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:12 PM
6:45 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.7%
- Age
- 13.2 days
- Distance
- 366,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 954
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 | 166.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.4° / 1.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 16m / 17.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 136.26° / 1.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.94° / -0.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 15.75° / -0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.