The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 18, 2028
Waning Crescent
36.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:53 AM
11:55 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.3%
- Age
- 23.1 days
- Distance
- 392,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1300
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 | 286.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.8° / 235.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 56m / -26.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 255.69° / -3.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.64° / 5.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -98.86° / 0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.