The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 18, 2050
Waning Crescent
12.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:46 AM
3:00 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.6%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 363,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1572
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 | 318.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.3° / 212.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 19m / -18.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 288.90° / 4.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.77° / -4.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -143.77° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.