The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 18, 2061
Waning Crescent
2.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:48 AM
4:29 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.9%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 383,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1708
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 | 340.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.0° / 186.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 01m / -21.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 311.44° / -4.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.67° / 7.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -166.23° / -1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 58.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.