The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 18, 2046
Waxing Gibbous
92.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:32 PM
5:46 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.4%
- Age
- 12.7 days
- Distance
- 363,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1523
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 | 148.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.8° / 20.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 02m / 21.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 118.22° / 1.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.70° / -1.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 26.74° / 0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.