The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 18, 2076
Waxing Gibbous
98.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:59 PM
6:55 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.4%
- Age
- 13.8 days
- Distance
- 405,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1894
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 | 165.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.0° / 1.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 17m / 19.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 135.83° / 3.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.14° / -3.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 12.71° / -1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 298.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.