The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 18, 2162
Waxing Crescent
18.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:11 AM
10:46 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.1%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2958
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,200 km.
Exact values
For Feb 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 50.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.8° / 104.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 11m / 10.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 20.29° / 2.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.29° / -2.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.97° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.