The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 18, 2096
Waning Crescent
28.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:28 AM
12:44 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.9%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 394,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2141
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 | 295.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.9° / 229.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 39m / -25.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 265.18° / -1.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.19° / 2.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -120.54° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.