The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 18, 2045
Waxing Crescent
2.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:00 AM
8:04 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.8%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 399,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1511
Events on this date
-
Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 5.4° of each other in the sky.
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 18.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.3° / 141.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 19m / -2.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 349.43° / 1.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.53° / -1.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.40° / -0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.