The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 19, 1977
Waxing Crescent
2.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:51 AM
8:06 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.7%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 389,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 670
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 | 18.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.8° / 141.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 18m / -1.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 349.74° / 2.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.88° / -3.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.91° / 1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 240.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.