The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 18, 1979
Waning Gibbous
64.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:45 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 64.1%
- Age
- 21.4 days
- Distance
- 387,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 694
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 | 253.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 73.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 64.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.9° / 266.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 48m / -11.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 223.15° / 4.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.04° / -4.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -81.01° / 0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.