The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 18, 1993
Waning Crescent
7.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:30 AM
3:47 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.3%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 401,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 867
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 | 328.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.0° / 202.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 02m / -17.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 298.95° / 3.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.81° / -3.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.55° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.