The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 18, 2146
First Quarter
51.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:44 AM
1:10 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.6%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 402,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2760
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.2° / 71.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 02m / 15.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 61.59° / -4.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.97° / 6.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.68° / 0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.