The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 18, 2103
Waxing Gibbous
90.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:09 PM
5:25 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.2%
- Age
- 11.5 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2228
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 | 143.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 36.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.5° / 26.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 38m / 21.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.80° / -0.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.59° / 0.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 39.66° / 0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.