The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 18, 2115
Waning Crescent
30.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:21 AM
12:34 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.3%
- Age
- 23.7 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2376
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,900 km.
Exact values
For Feb 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 293.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.5° / 230.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 28m / -25.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 262.79° / -2.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.40° / 3.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -112.16° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.