The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 18, 2110
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:05 AM
6:05 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 377,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2314
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. Not visible from Columbus.
Exact values
For Feb 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 356.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.7° / 170.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 53m / -12.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 326.32° / 0.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.51° / -0.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -171.98° / 0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.