The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 18, 2088
Waning Crescent
14.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:34 AM
2:46 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.4%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 398,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2042
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 | 315.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.2° / 215.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 06m / -17.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 285.79° / 4.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.05° / -5.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -139.18° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.