The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 18, 1964
Waxing Crescent
29.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:26 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.6%
- Age
- 5.2 days
- Distance
- 371,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 509
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 | 65.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.6° / 93.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 17m / 8.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 34.84° / -4.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.71° / 6.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 111.81° / -1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.3° |
| 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.