The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 18, 1969
Waxing Crescent
5.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:28 AM
8:41 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.2%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 377,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 571
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 | 26.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.9° / 132.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 47m / -1.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 356.16° / -0.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.95° / 1.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.43° / -0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.