The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 19, 1953
Waxing Crescent
39.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:08 AM
12:16 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.1%
- Age
- 5.7 days
- Distance
- 378,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 373
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 | 77.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.6° / 76.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 56m / 22.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 48.03° / 5.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.90° / -6.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 109.92° / 0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.