The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 18, 1922
Last Quarter
50.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:59 AM
11:32 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.7%
- Age
- 21.7 days
- Distance
- 383,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- -11
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 269.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.1° / 253.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 49m / -16.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 238.62° / 3.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.79° / -4.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -81.76° / 0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.