The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 18, 2003
Waning Gibbous
95.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:21 PM
8:39 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.8%
- Age
- 17.3 days
- Distance
- 365,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 991
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 | 203.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.2° / 317.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 41m / 7.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 172.80° / 4.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.18° / -5.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -25.22° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.