The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Waning Crescent
33.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:14 AM
12:10 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.3%
- Age
- 23.4 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1065
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 | 289.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.1° / 231.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 15m / -27.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 259.95° / -3.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.92° / 5.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -107.24° / 0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.1° |
| 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.