The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 18, 2184
First Quarter
48.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:36 AM
12:48 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.9%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 373,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3230
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Mercury at greatest elongation
18° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
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Mercury and Neptune close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.6° / 74.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 49m / 14.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 58.28° / -5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.52° / 7.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.26° / 0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.