The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 18, 1991
Waxing Crescent
16.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:54 AM
10:46 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.9%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 379,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 843
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 | 48.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.9° / 104.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 58m / 11.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 17.82° / 5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.60° / -5.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 126.66° / 0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.