The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 18, 1929
Waxing Gibbous
69.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:31 PM
3:10 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 69.0%
- Age
- 9.0 days
- Distance
- 368,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 76
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Feb 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 112.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 67.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 69.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.9° / 51.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 24m / 25.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.80° / 2.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.87° / -2.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 66.21° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.