The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 18, 2034
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:53 AM
6:11 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 370,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1374
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Feb 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 356.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.2° / 170.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 51m / -9.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 326.71° / 3.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.63° / -3.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.90° / 0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.