The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 19, 1947
Waning Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:58 AM
4:46 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 28.4 days
- Distance
- 398,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 298
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 344.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.3° / 182.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 13m / -20.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 314.43° / -4.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.95° / 6.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -167.79° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 54.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.