The Moon on this date

Moon on Sunday, February 19, 1911

Waning Gibbous

63.7% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
–
Highest
34°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
63.7%
Age
20.3 days
Distance
401,700 km
Apparent size
29.7′
Constellation
Libra
Lunation number
-147

Events on this date

  1. Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.

Exact values

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

Elongation from the Sun254.29°
Phase angle74.14°
Illuminated fraction63.66%
Altitude / azimuth-17.3° / 262.8°
Right ascension / declination14h 47m / -16.24°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude224.24° / -0.12°
Libration in longitude / latitude2.12° / 0.84°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-71.50° / -1.50°
Position angle of the axis15.9°
Position angle of the bright limb107.7°
Apparent magnitude-10.6

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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