The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 18, 2167
Waning Crescent
1.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:38 AM
5:05 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.6%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 378,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3019
Events on this date
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Mercury, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 7.5° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Moon, Neptune, and Uranus gathered
All within 4.1° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 345.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.9° / 182.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 12m / -16.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 315.57° / -0.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.80° / 1.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -171.21° / -0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.