The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 18, 2059
Waxing Crescent
43.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:56 AM
12:28 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.6%
- Age
- 6.1 days
- Distance
- 382,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1684
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 | 82.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.6° / 76.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 21m / 17.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 52.53° / -0.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.24° / 1.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 104.99° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.