The Moon on this date

Moon on Tuesday, February 19, 1935

Waning Gibbous

98.6% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
55°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
98.6%
Age
16.0 days
Distance
405,400 km
Apparent size
29.5′
Constellation
Leo
Lunation number
150

Events on this date

  1. Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.

Exact values

For Feb 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun193.42°
Phase angle13.83°
Illuminated fraction98.55%
Altitude / azimuth-42.4° / 328.6°
Right ascension / declination10h 54m / 3.20°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude163.55° / -3.54°
Libration in longitude / latitude-2.45° / 5.28°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-15.74° / 0.80°
Position angle of the axis21.3°
Position angle of the bright limb129.5°
Apparent magnitude-12.3

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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