The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 19, 1978
Waxing Gibbous
89.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:20 PM
4:55 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.4%
- Age
- 12.1 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 682
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 | 142.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.3° / 30.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 35m / 16.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.89° / -4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.03° / 7.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 36.22° / 0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.