The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 19, 1917
Waning Crescent
6.3% 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
5:46 AM
3:54 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.3%
- Age
- 27.4 days
- Distance
- 359,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- -73
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 331.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.2° / 199.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 14m / -18.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 301.54° / 1.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.16° / -0.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.71° / 1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.