The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 18, 2186
Waning Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:01 AM
5:31 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 398,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3254
Events on this date
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Venus and Neptune close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 351.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.6° / 176.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 37m / -15.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 321.49° / -1.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.06° / 2.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -175.03° / -0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 57.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.