The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 18, 2190
Waxing Gibbous
97.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:32 PM
6:50 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.2%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 394,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3304
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 | 161.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.2° / 5.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 03m / 22.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 131.74° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.97° / -5.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 14.22° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 299.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.