The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 18, 1948
Waxing Gibbous
56.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:36 AM
1:54 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 56.9%
- Age
- 8.6 days
- Distance
- 377,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 311
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 | 97.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 82.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 56.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.2° / 62.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 18m / 23.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 66.75° / 1.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.94° / -1.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 74.57° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.