The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 18, 1983
Waxing Crescent
29.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:23 AM
11:55 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.1%
- Age
- 5.7 days
- Distance
- 386,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 744
Events on this date
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Jupiter and Uranus close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 65.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.4° / 93.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 15m / 8.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 34.60° / -4.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.16° / 6.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 108.02° / -1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.