The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 18, 2138
Waxing Gibbous
68.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:15 PM
3:27 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 68.8%
- Age
- 8.9 days
- Distance
- 401,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2661
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 | 111.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 67.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 68.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.4° / 49.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 23m / 28.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.86° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.79° / -5.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 73.06° / -0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.