The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 18, 2200
Waxing Crescent
20.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:26 AM
11:04 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.3%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 375,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3428
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 53.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.8° / 101.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 25m / 9.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 23.33° / 0.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.55° / -0.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 133.53° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.