The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 18, 2031
Waning Crescent
11.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:53 AM
3:04 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.9%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 364,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1337
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 364,700 km.
Exact values
For Feb 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 319.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.6° / 211.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 23m / -18.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 289.78° / 3.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.67° / -3.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -139.97° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.