The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 18, 2002
Waxing Crescent
32.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:31 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.8%
- Age
- 6.4 days
- Distance
- 399,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 979
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 | 69.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 110.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.7° / 89.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 33m / 11.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 39.56° / -3.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.36° / 5.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 104.21° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.