The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 18, 2157
Waxing Gibbous
72.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:41 PM
3:51 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.9%
- Age
- 8.9 days
- Distance
- 388,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2896
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 | 117.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.0° / 45.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 49m / 27.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 87.51° / 4.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.28° / -5.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 69.28° / 0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.