The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 18, 2148
Waning Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:26 AM
4:56 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 361,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2784
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 343.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.8° / 185.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 01m / -16.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.90° / 0.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.28° / -0.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -167.39° / -0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.