The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 18, 1961
Waxing Crescent
15.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:27 AM
10:17 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.2%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 373,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 472
Events on this date
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Jupiter and Saturn close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 45.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.2° / 111.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 02m / 3.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 15.54° / -3.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.82° / 5.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 140.75° / 0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.5° |
| 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.