The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 19, 1951
Waxing Gibbous
95.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:57 PM
6:22 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.0%
- Age
- 13.4 days
- Distance
- 395,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 348
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 | 154.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.6° / 13.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 32m / 22.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 124.66° / 3.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.69° / -4.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 21.42° / -0.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.