The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 18, 2156
Waning Crescent
9.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:50 AM
3:04 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.1%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 360,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2883
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 | 325.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.6° / 202.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 49m / -25.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 294.58° / -4.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.11° / 6.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -148.72° / -0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.