The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 18, 2143
Waxing Crescent
13.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:46 AM
10:06 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.1%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 401,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2723
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 42.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.0° / 112.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 38m / 7.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 11.89° / 3.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.54° / -3.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 132.78° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.