The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 19, 1956
First Quarter
53.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:26 AM
1:36 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.7%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 372,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 410
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.9° / 66.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 08m / 21.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 64.14° / 0.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.11° / -0.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 81.02° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.