The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 18, 2102
Waxing Crescent
1.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:46 AM
7:50 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.9%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 369,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2216
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 | 15.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.5° / 146.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 00m / -3.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 345.02° / 2.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.78° / -3.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 169.34° / 0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 239.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.