The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 18, 2171
Waxing Gibbous
95.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:03 PM
6:30 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.5%
- Age
- 13.7 days
- Distance
- 374,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3069
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 155.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 24.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.2° / 11.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 38m / 23.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 125.82° / 4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.66° / -5.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 18.02° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.