The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 18, 1994
First Quarter
49.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:16 AM
1:13 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.8%
- Age
- 8.1 days
- Distance
- 400,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 880
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.9° / 70.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 49m / 19.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.46° / -0.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.09° / 0.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.58° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.