The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 18, 2100
Waxing Gibbous
63.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:44 AM
2:50 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 63.0%
- Age
- 9.5 days
- Distance
- 393,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2191
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 | 104.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 74.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 62.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.8° / 54.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 52m / 27.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 75.04° / 5.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.84° / -6.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 68.51° / -0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.