The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 18, 2048
Waxing Crescent
22.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:14 AM
11:23 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.3%
- Age
- 4.7 days
- Distance
- 398,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1548
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 | 56.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.0° / 97.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 28m / 14.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 25.75° / 4.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.05° / -5.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 127.43° / 1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.