The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 18, 2172
Waning Crescent
31.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:16 AM
12:19 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.6%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 369,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3081
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,600 km.
Exact values
For Feb 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 291.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.3° / 230.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 21m / -26.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 261.35° / -3.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.52° / 5.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -111.41° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.