The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 18, 2191
Waning Crescent
33.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:06 AM
12:07 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.6%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 370,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3316
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 | 289.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.7° / 232.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 12m / -27.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 259.40° / -4.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.69° / 5.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -115.22° / -1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.