The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 18, 2147
Waning Gibbous
92.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:08 PM
8:49 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.1%
- Age
- 17.9 days
- Distance
- 399,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2772
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 | 212.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.9° / 305.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 12m / 1.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 182.36° / 2.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.38° / -1.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -37.73° / 0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.