The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 18, 2122
Waxing Gibbous
93.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:44 PM
5:39 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.0%
- Age
- 11.5 days
- Distance
- 392,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2463
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 | 149.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 30.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.5° / 21.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 03m / 19.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 118.96° / -1.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.49° / 2.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 35.87° / 1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.