The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 18, 2119
Waxing Gibbous
61.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:36 AM
2:40 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.3%
- Age
- 8.8 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2426
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,500 km.
Exact values
For Feb 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 102.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 76.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.0° / 56.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 41m / 27.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.44° / 5.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.54° / -6.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 76.86° / -0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.