The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 18, 2175
Waning Crescent
8.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:53 AM
3:13 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.5%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 372,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3118
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 | 326.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.8° / 201.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 56m / -24.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 296.28° / -3.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.58° / 5.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -152.52° / -0.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.