The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 18, 2139
Waning Gibbous
81.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:01 PM
9:03 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.0%
- Age
- 19.2 days
- Distance
- 403,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2673
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 | 231.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 51.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.2° / 281.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 11m / -12.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 201.34° / -4.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.14° / 6.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -56.30° / 0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 116.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.