The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 19, 1972
Waxing Crescent
27.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:30 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.8%
- Age
- 4.7 days
- Distance
- 367,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 608
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 63.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.5° / 89.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 58m / 17.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 33.50° / 5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.27° / -6.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 118.30° / 0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.