The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 19, 1949
Last Quarter
53.6% 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
12:57 AM
10:48 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.6%
- Age
- 21.6 days
- Distance
- 377,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 323
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Feb 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 265.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.4° / 251.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 35m / -21.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 236.73° / -2.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.07° / 3.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -79.10° / -1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.