The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 18, 2183
Waning Crescent
20.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:53 AM
2:08 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.0%
- Age
- 25.6 days
- Distance
- 369,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3217
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 | 307.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.6° / 223.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 30m / -18.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 277.18° / 5.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.33° / -5.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -133.87° / 0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.