The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 18, 2099
Waning Crescent
2.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:56 AM
4:47 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.0%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2178
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 | 344.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.9° / 183.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 13m / -20.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 314.48° / -4.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.23° / 6.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -161.68° / -0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 56.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.