The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 18, 2008
Waxing Gibbous
93.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:34 PM
5:58 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.1%
- Age
- 11.6 days
- Distance
- 375,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1053
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 | 149.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 30.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.3° / 18.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 07m / 22.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 118.93° / 2.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.40° / -2.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 34.36° / 0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.