The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 18, 2149
Waxing Gibbous
84.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:29 PM
4:36 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 84.9%
- Age
- 10.2 days
- Distance
- 381,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2797
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 | 134.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 45.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 84.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.0° / 35.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 02m / 21.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 104.41° / -1.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.55° / 2.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 50.67° / -0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.