The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 18, 1985
Waning Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:10 AM
5:05 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 394,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 768
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 | 347.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.0° / 178.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 27m / -20.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 317.70° / -4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.19° / 7.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -163.23° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 47.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.