The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 18, 1928
Waning Crescent
8.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:48 AM
3:09 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.8%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 384,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 63
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 3.5° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 325.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.6° / 202.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 49m / -24.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 294.60° / -3.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.61° / 4.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -151.79° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.