The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 18, 2079
Waning Gibbous
91.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:14 PM
8:53 AM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.8%
- Age
- 16.7 days
- Distance
- 390,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1931
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 | 213.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.5° / 304.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 17m / 0.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 183.47° / 2.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.83° / -2.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -28.19° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.