The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 19, 1931
Waxing Crescent
4.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:28 AM
8:20 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.1%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 101
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 | 23.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.1° / 136.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 39m / -4.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 353.44° / -1.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.56° / 3.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 154.86° / -1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.6° |
| 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.