The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 18, 2064
Waxing Crescent
1.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:51 AM
7:44 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.8%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1746
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Feb 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 15.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.5° / 146.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 03m / -4.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 345.20° / 1.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.19° / -1.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.79° / 0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.