The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 18, 2153
Waning Crescent
21.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:28 AM
1:22 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.0%
- Age
- 25.0 days
- Distance
- 385,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2846
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 | 305.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.3° / 219.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 27m / -27.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 275.91° / -4.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.13° / 6.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -119.79° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.