The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 19, 1909
Waning Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:09 AM
5:19 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 28.7 days
- Distance
- 358,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- -172
Events on this date
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
-
Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 7.0° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 349.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.3° / 177.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 35m / -18.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 319.85° / -4.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.31° / 6.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -172.38° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 46.6° |
| 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.