The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 19, 1985
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:41 AM
6:09 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.6 days
- Distance
- 397,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 768
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.1° / 165.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 16m / -16.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 330.19° / -4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.65° / 7.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -175.43° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 348.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.