The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 19, 1939
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:08 AM
6:50 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 200
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Feb 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.0° / 161.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 17m / -5.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 334.07° / 4.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.59° / -5.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.54° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 203.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.