The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 18, 2083
Waxing Crescent
4.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:03 AM
8:27 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.1%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 393,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1981
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 | 22.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.1° / 136.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 30m / 0.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 353.21° / 3.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.06° / -3.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.96° / 0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 241.2° |
| 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.