The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 18, 1917
Waning Crescent
13.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:01 AM
2:37 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.4%
- Age
- 26.4 days
- Distance
- 362,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- -73
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 | 317.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.8° / 211.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 12m / -22.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 286.68° / -0.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.90° / 1.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -141.51° / 1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.