The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 18, 2069
Waning Crescent
11.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:53 AM
3:12 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.4%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 376,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1807
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 320.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.0° / 211.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 30m / -17.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 291.55° / 4.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.28° / -5.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.57° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.