The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 18, 1941
Last Quarter
50.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:56 AM
11:34 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.7%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 372,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 224
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Feb 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 269.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.7° / 253.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 51m / -15.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.06° / 4.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.02° / -4.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -85.56° / 0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.