The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 18, 1931
Waxing Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:08 AM
7:21 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 406,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 101
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,500 km.
Exact values
For Feb 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 12.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.6° / 150.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 57m / -9.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 341.64° / -2.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.27° / 4.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 167.05° / -1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.