The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 18, 2089
First Quarter
54.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:52 AM
1:28 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.6%
- Age
- 8.1 days
- Distance
- 373,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2055
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 95.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.9° / 68.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 19m / 17.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.98° / -3.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.38° / 5.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 78.77° / 1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.