The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 18, 2057
Waxing Gibbous
99.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:26 PM
7:06 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.2%
- Age
- 14.8 days
- Distance
- 386,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1659
Events on this date
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Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 170.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.7° / 356.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 38m / 17.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 140.94° / 3.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.05° / -3.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 4.35° / -1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 303.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.