The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 18, 1971
Last Quarter
48.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:42 AM
10:56 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.1%
- Age
- 22.8 days
- Distance
- 390,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 595
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
-
Jupiter, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 6.9° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 272.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.5° / 245.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 54m / -25.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 241.72° / -5.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.00° / 7.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -99.62° / 0.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.