The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 19, 1960
Last Quarter
53.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:40 AM
11:24 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.3%
- Age
- 22.4 days
- Distance
- 371,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 459
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 | 266.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.5° / 255.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 41m / -14.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 236.37° / 4.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.87° / -5.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -89.37° / 0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.1° |
| 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.