The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 18, 1909
Waning Crescent
4.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:22 AM
4:02 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.6%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 362,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- -172
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 | 335.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.9° / 192.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 32m / -22.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 304.84° / -3.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.28° / 5.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -160.18° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.