The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 18, 2123
Last Quarter
47.9% 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
1:36 AM
11:14 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.9%
- Age
- 22.1 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2475
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Feb 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 272.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.8° / 246.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 58m / -22.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 242.08° / -1.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.60° / 3.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -93.54° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.