The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 18, 2066
Waning Crescent
36.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:45 AM
11:59 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.6%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 369,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1770
Events on this date
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 285.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.2° / 235.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 58m / -25.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 256.11° / -2.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.38° / 4.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -106.48° / 1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.