The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 18, 1924
Waxing Gibbous
95.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:21 PM
5:55 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.6%
- Age
- 13.6 days
- Distance
- 387,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 14
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 | 155.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 24.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.4° / 14.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 26m / 16.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 124.76° / -2.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.79° / 3.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 18.76° / 0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.