The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 18, 2040
Waxing Crescent
38.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:44 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.7%
- Age
- 6.1 days
- Distance
- 395,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1449
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 | 76.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.0° / 82.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 58m / 14.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 46.38° / -1.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.27° / 3.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 108.79° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.