The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 18, 2038
Waxing Gibbous
98.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:10 PM
6:51 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.7%
- Age
- 14.5 days
- Distance
- 366,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1424
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 | 166.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.4° / 0.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 21m / 18.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 136.98° / 2.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.74° / -2.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 8.15° / -1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.