The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 18, 2007
Waxing Crescent
1.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:58 AM
7:40 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.5%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 361,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1041
Events on this date
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Mercury, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 6.4° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 14.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.3° / 147.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 01m / -6.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 343.85° / -0.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.69° / 1.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.03° / -0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.