The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 18, 1947
Waning Crescent
5.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:19 AM
3:45 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.6%
- Age
- 27.4 days
- Distance
- 401,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 298
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 | 332.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.2° / 194.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 22m / -23.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 302.20° / -4.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.12° / 6.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -155.59° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.