The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 19, 1940
Waxing Gibbous
81.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:17 PM
4:01 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.3%
- Age
- 11.4 days
- Distance
- 372,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 212
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 | 128.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 51.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.7° / 41.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 37m / 18.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.81° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.69° / 7.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 43.81° / 1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.