The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 18, 1918
Waxing Gibbous
57.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:36 AM
2:01 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 57.3%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 382,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -60
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 98.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 81.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 57.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.2° / 62.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 21m / 23.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 67.49° / 1.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.65° / -1.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.62° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.