The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 18, 2018
Waxing Crescent
8.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:58 AM
9:06 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.0%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 389,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1177
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 | 32.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.1° / 126.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 16m / -2.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 2.63° / -3.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.63° / 5.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 141.53° / -0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.