The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 19, 1928
Waning Crescent
3.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:35 AM
4:15 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.7%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 379,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 63
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 | 338.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.5° / 189.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 46m / -22.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 307.98° / -3.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.31° / 5.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -163.99° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.