The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 18, 1940
Waxing Gibbous
72.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:18 PM
3:06 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.0%
- Age
- 10.4 days
- Distance
- 378,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 212
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 | 116.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.6° / 52.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 39m / 18.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.01° / -4.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.31° / 6.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 55.95° / 1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.5° |
| 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.