The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 18, 2118
Waning Crescent
3.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:38 AM
4:16 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.6%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 387,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2413
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 | 338.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.6° / 189.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 47m / -22.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 308.14° / -4.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.82° / 6.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.29° / -0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 62.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.