The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 18, 2135
Waxing Crescent
26.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:52 AM
11:44 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.3%
- Age
- 5.7 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2624
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 | 61.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.1° / 94.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 56m / 11.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 31.19° / 0.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.71° / 0.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 114.12° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.