The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 18, 2178
Waxing Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:26 AM
7:24 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3156
Events on this date
-
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 6.6° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 10.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.3° / 152.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 42m / -3.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 340.79° / 4.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.12° / -5.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.29° / 1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 228.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.