The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 18, 2133
Waxing Gibbous
98.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:14 PM
7:07 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.8%
- Age
- 13.4 days
- Distance
- 363,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2599
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 | 168.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.8° / 358.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 30m / 19.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 138.63° / 4.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.27° / -5.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 13.49° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 307.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.