The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 18, 2152
Waxing Gibbous
94.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:53 PM
6:20 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.8%
- Age
- 13.1 days
- Distance
- 360,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2834
Events on this date
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Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Feb 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 153.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 26.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.7° / 13.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 27m / 23.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 123.41° / 4.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.85° / -4.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 21.82° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.