The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 18, 2169
Last Quarter
50.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:03 AM
11:28 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.4%
- Age
- 21.5 days
- Distance
- 392,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3044
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Feb 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 269.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.7° / 252.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 54m / -17.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 240.07° / 2.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.55° / -3.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -82.52° / -1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.