The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 18, 2140
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:11 AM
6:40 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 366,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2686
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Feb 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.8° / 163.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 10m / -8.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 331.44° / 3.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.18° / -3.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.93° / 0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 200.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.