The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 18, 1934
Waxing Crescent
25.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:26 AM
11:51 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.6%
- Age
- 4.7 days
- Distance
- 386,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 138
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
18° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Feb 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 60.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.7° / 92.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 44m / 16.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 29.97° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.03° / -5.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 125.89° / 0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.