The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 18, 2174
Waning Gibbous
96.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:08 PM
8:13 AM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.9%
- Age
- 16.6 days
- Distance
- 405,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3106
Events on this date
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Venus and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 200.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.0° / 320.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 26m / 4.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 170.56° / 0.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.66° / 0.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -22.92° / -0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.