The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 18, 1932
Waxing Gibbous
85.9% 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
2:11 PM
5:18 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.9%
- Age
- 12.1 days
- Distance
- 381,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 113
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 | 135.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 44.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.3° / 29.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 07m / 27.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 104.78° / 4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.09° / -5.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 37.36° / -0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.