The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 18, 2017
Last Quarter
51.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:55 AM
11:36 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.1%
- Age
- 21.7 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1164
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.
Exact values
For Feb 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 268.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.4° / 254.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 52m / -14.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.08° / 5.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.47° / -6.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -88.59° / 0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.