The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 18, 2065
Waxing Gibbous
93.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:49 PM
5:52 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.7%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 379,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1758
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 | 150.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 29.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.0° / 18.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 15m / 20.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 121.45° / 0.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.73° / 0.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 22.95° / 0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.