The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 18, 1953
Waxing Crescent
28.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:34 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.6%
- Age
- 4.7 days
- Distance
- 372,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 373
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 | 64.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.8° / 88.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 00m / 17.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 34.21° / 5.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.16° / -6.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 122.10° / 0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.