The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 18, 2130
Waxing Gibbous
82.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:16 PM
4:21 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 82.9%
- Age
- 10.2 days
- Distance
- 398,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2562
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 | 131.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 48.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 82.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.9° / 38.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 47m / 20.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 100.92° / -2.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.28° / 3.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 54.46° / -0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.