The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 18, 1970
Waxing Gibbous
93.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:40 PM
6:11 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.9%
- Age
- 12.4 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 583
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.
Exact values
For Feb 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 151.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 28.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.3° / 16.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 16m / 23.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 121.04° / 3.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.68° / -3.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 29.78° / -0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.