The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 18, 2053
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:08 AM
6:27 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 0.0 days
- Distance
- 391,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1610
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 0.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.2° / 165.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 08m / -9.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 330.74° / 2.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.76° / -2.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.09° / 0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 163.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.