The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 18, 2056
Waxing Crescent
9.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:09 AM
9:17 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.4%
- Age
- 3.1 days
- Distance
- 402,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1647
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 35.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.6° / 123.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 26m / -2.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 5.10° / -4.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.69° / 6.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 146.10° / -0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.