The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 18, 2173
Waxing Crescent
41.1% 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
10:28 AM
12:24 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.1%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 393,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3094
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 | 79.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 100.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.4° / 76.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 07m / 20.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 49.99° / 2.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.73° / -3.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 106.52° / -1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.