The Moon on this date

Moon on Sunday, February 19, 1905

Full Moon Snow Moon

100.0% illuminated · waxing

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
62°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
100.0%
Age
15.2 days
Distance
360,700 km
Apparent size
33.1′
Constellation
Leo
Lunation number
-221

Events on this date

  1. Full Moon Snow Moon

    The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.

  2. Partial lunar eclipse

    Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow. It starts at 12:53 PM, is deepest at 1:59 PM and ends at 3:06 PM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.

Exact values

For Feb 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun178.91°
Phase angle1.42°
Illuminated fraction99.98%
Altitude / azimuth-38.7° / 347.3°
Right ascension / declination10h 04m / 10.85°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude149.32° / -0.92°
Libration in longitude / latitude-2.60° / 1.98°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-1.71° / 0.26°
Position angle of the axis21.9°
Position angle of the bright limb229.4°
Apparent magnitude-12.8

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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