The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 18, 2142
Waning Crescent
39.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:20 AM
11:56 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.7%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 401,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2710
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 | 282.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.7° / 240.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 41m / -22.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 251.94° / -0.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.01° / 1.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -97.34° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.