The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 18, 2082
Waning Gibbous
63.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:00 AM
10:00 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 63.3%
- Age
- 20.8 days
- Distance
- 371,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1968
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 | 254.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 74.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 63.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.2° / 259.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 44m / -21.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 225.10° / -4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.68° / 7.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -69.21° / -0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.