The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 18, 2085
Waning Crescent
38.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:34 AM
11:54 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.2%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 373,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2005
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 | 283.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.1° / 237.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 52m / -24.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 254.52° / -2.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.17° / 3.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -110.28° / 1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.