The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 18, 2163
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:08 PM
6:43 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 382,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2970
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Feb 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 175.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.3° / 352.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 44m / 8.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 145.32° / -4.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.81° / 6.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.54° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 239.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.