The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 19, 1926
First Quarter
52.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:43 AM
1:11 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.0%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 390,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 39
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.3° / 70.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 05m / 16.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.47° / -4.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.06° / 6.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.07° / -0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.