The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 18, 2108
Waxing Crescent
36.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:39 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.1%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 396,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2290
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 | 73.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.1° / 85.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 45m / 13.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 42.86° / -2.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.44° / 4.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 99.30° / 1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.