The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 18, 2030
Full Moon
99.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:04 PM
7:10 AM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 16.0 days
- Distance
- 374,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 1325
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Feb 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 185.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.4° / 339.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 23m / 4.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 155.81° / -4.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.69° / 6.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -10.43° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 154.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.