The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 18, 1927
Waning Gibbous
96.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:09 PM
8:40 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.1%
- Age
- 16.3 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 51
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 | 202.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.9° / 318.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 36m / 7.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 171.32° / 4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.09° / -5.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -22.19° / -1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.