The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 18, 1956
Waxing Crescent
42.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:38 AM
12:29 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.6%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 375,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 410
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 | 81.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.4° / 75.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 09m / 19.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 50.35° / 2.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.74° / -1.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.19° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.