The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 18, 2094
Waxing Crescent
16.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:41 AM
10:27 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.7%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 370,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2117
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 | 48.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.9° / 110.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 16m / 2.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 18.55° / -5.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.98° / 7.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 138.47° / -1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.