The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 18, 2161
Waning Crescent
34.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:47 AM
12:27 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.4%
- Age
- 23.3 days
- Distance
- 390,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2945
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 288.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.8° / 236.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 11m / -22.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 258.66° / 0.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.48° / -0.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -101.14° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.