The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 19, 1969
Waxing Crescent
11.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:50 AM
9:48 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.0%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 383,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 571
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 38.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.1° / 117.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 34m / 4.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 9.56° / 0.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.26° / -0.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 147.23° / -0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.