The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 18, 1939
Waning Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:38 AM
5:53 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 29.1 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 199
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Feb 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 352.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.8° / 176.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 31m / -9.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 322.10° / 4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.51° / -5.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.27° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.