The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 18, 2112
Waning Gibbous
71.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:49 PM
10:24 AM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.6%
- Age
- 20.5 days
- Distance
- 395,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2339
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 244.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 64.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.1° / 274.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 13m / -7.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 213.64° / 5.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.22° / -5.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -71.12° / -0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.