The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 18, 2073
Waxing Gibbous
83.0% 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
2:24 PM
4:14 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 83.0%
- Age
- 11.6 days
- Distance
- 374,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1857
Events on this date
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Mercury at inferior conjunction
Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 131.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 48.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 82.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.4° / 39.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 50m / 18.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 101.93° / -3.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.44° / 5.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 41.54° / 0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.