The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 18, 2042
Waning Crescent
4.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:38 AM
4:10 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.0%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 364,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1473
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 337.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.4° / 189.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 46m / -23.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 307.70° / -5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.30° / 7.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -162.43° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 61.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.