The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 18, 2185
Waning Gibbous
82.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:29 PM
9:37 AM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 82.9%
- Age
- 18.1 days
- Distance
- 398,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3242
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 | 228.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 48.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 82.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.6° / 288.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 18m / -3.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 199.25° / 4.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.96° / -4.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -45.29° / -0.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.