The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 19, 1986
Waxing Gibbous
76.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:02 PM
4:11 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.1%
- Age
- 10.7 days
- Distance
- 399,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 781
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 | 121.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.7° / 42.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 10m / 27.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 92.20° / 4.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.14° / -5.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 54.81° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.