The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 18, 2043
Waxing Gibbous
71.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:33 PM
3:43 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.8%
- Age
- 8.8 days
- Distance
- 375,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1486
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 | 115.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 64.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.9° / 46.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 41m / 28.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.82° / 5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.34° / -5.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 67.78° / -1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.