The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 19, 1974
Waning Crescent
6.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:42 AM
5:03 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.1%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 405,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 632
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 331.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.5° / 182.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 15m / -16.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 302.30° / 2.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.08° / -3.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -152.43° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.