The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 18, 1955
Waning Crescent
16.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:40 AM
2:16 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.2%
- Age
- 25.7 days
- Distance
- 396,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 397
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 312.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.1° / 216.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 52m / -22.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 281.92° / 0.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.89° / -0.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -136.94° / 1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.