The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 18, 2179
Waxing Gibbous
86.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:43 PM
4:45 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 86.2%
- Age
- 12.0 days
- Distance
- 370,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3168
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 | 136.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 43.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 86.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.7° / 33.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 10m / 20.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 106.34° / -2.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.46° / 3.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 36.60° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.