The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 18, 2093
Last Quarter
52.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:45 AM
11:29 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.3%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 373,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2104
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Feb 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 267.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.7° / 254.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 49m / -15.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 238.34° / 4.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.79° / -5.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -91.66° / -0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.