The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 19, 1975
First Quarter
54.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:32 AM
1:39 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.2%
- Age
- 8.5 days
- Distance
- 383,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 645
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.0° / 66.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 13m / 21.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.10° / 0.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.39° / 0.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 77.21° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.