The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 18, 1963
Waning Crescent
31.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:54 AM
12:54 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.2%
- Age
- 24.1 days
- Distance
- 392,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 496
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 | 292.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.0° / 234.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 24m / -19.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 261.56° / 3.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.68° / -3.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -118.28° / -0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.