The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 18, 2055
Last Quarter
48.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:05 AM
11:44 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.9%
- Age
- 22.0 days
- Distance
- 381,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1634
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Feb 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 271.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.9° / 252.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 02m / -15.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 241.43° / 5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.70° / -5.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -84.03° / -0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.