The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 18, 2155
Waning Gibbous
98.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:35 PM
8:04 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.4%
- Age
- 16.6 days
- Distance
- 392,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2871
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 | 194.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.1° / 327.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 04m / 7.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 164.02° / 1.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.91° / -1.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -19.13° / -0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.