The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 18, 2062
Waxing Gibbous
69.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:21 PM
3:30 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 69.8%
- Age
- 9.2 days
- Distance
- 367,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1721
Events on this date
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Moon, Neptune, and Saturn gathered
All within 6.7° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 113.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 69.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.2° / 48.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 31m / 28.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.62° / 5.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.03° / -5.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 63.96° / -0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.