The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 18, 2001
Waning Crescent
18.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:27 AM
2:01 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.1%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 966
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 | 309.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.4° / 218.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 43m / -22.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 279.91° / 0.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.29° / 0.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -125.90° / -1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.