The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 18, 2081
Waxing Gibbous
69.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 79°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:16 PM
3:28 AM
79°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 69.1%
- Age
- 9.9 days
- Distance
- 373,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1956
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 | 112.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 67.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 69.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.6° / 49.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 29m / 28.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.14° / 5.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.71° / -6.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 60.14° / -0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.