The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 18, 2021
Waxing Crescent
40.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:51 AM
12:07 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.1%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1214
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,500 km.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 78.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.8° / 80.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 08m / 15.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 48.65° / -2.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.44° / 3.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 100.40° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.