The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 18, 2078
Waxing Crescent
43.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:52 AM
12:29 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.8%
- Age
- 6.1 days
- Distance
- 371,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1919
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 | 82.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.1° / 75.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 23m / 18.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.16° / -0.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.67° / 0.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 101.20° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.