The Moon on this date

Moon on Saturday, February 18, 2090

Waning Gibbous

77.1% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
42°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
77.1%
Age
19.1 days
Distance
370,400 km
Apparent size
32.2′
Constellation
Virgo
Lunation number
2067

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 Sun237.29°
Phase angle57.20°
Illuminated fraction77.08%
Altitude / azimuth-24.5° / 279.5°
Right ascension / declination13h 47m / -8.42°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude207.82° / 2.43°
Libration in longitude / latitude6.09° / -2.33°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-50.59° / 0.76°
Position angle of the axis22.3°
Position angle of the bright limb109.9°
Apparent magnitude-11.3

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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