The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 18, 2104
Waning Gibbous
55.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:50 AM
10:38 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.6%
- Age
- 21.9 days
- Distance
- 397,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2240
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 | 263.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.2° / 253.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 18m / -21.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 232.79° / -3.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.65° / 4.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -89.73° / 1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.