The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 18, 2098
Waning Gibbous
89.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:46 PM
8:59 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.1%
- Age
- 17.3 days
- Distance
- 371,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2166
Events on this date
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 218.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.2° / 298.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 36m / -2.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 189.13° / 1.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.20° / -1.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -32.00° / -1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.