The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 18, 1916
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:01 PM
7:02 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.0 days
- Distance
- 395,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -85
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Feb 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 175.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.9° / 351.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 44m / 12.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 144.19° / -1.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.25° / 2.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 0.17° / 0.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.