The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 18, 1952
Last Quarter
50.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:23 AM
10:46 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.6%
- Age
- 22.8 days
- Distance
- 377,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 360
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 | 269.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.3° / 247.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 40m / -24.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 238.46° / -5.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.12° / 7.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -95.84° / -0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.7° |
| 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.