The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 18, 2117
Waning Gibbous
95.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:40 PM
8:31 AM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.1%
- Age
- 17.0 days
- Distance
- 358,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2401
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 | 205.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.8° / 313.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 47m / 3.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 175.66° / 1.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.84° / -1.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -23.67° / -1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.