The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 19, 1961
Waxing Crescent
24.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:02 AM
11:21 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.0%
- Age
- 4.4 days
- Distance
- 379,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 472
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 | 58.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.1° / 99.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 55m / 7.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 29.24° / -4.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.45° / 6.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.56° / 0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.