The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 18, 2160
Waxing Gibbous
86.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:38 PM
4:45 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 86.0%
- Age
- 11.3 days
- Distance
- 362,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2933
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 | 135.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 43.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.8° / 33.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 07m / 21.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 105.49° / -1.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.09° / 2.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 40.41° / 1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.