The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 18, 2080
Waning Crescent
4.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:34 AM
4:01 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.4%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1943
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, Saturn, Uranus, and Venus gathered
All within 5.9° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 336.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.1° / 191.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 39m / -23.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 306.15° / -4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.00° / 6.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.85° / -1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.