The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 19, 1912
Waxing Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:18 AM
7:44 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 396,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- -134
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 16.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.5° / 144.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 14m / -8.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 346.31° / -3.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.55° / 4.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.68° / -1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.