The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 18, 2004
Waning Crescent
3.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:40 AM
4:12 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.8%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 370,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1003
Events on this date
-
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.
-
Mercury, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 5.9° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 338.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.4° / 189.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 45m / -23.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 307.46° / -4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.82° / 7.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -154.83° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 60.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.