The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 19, 1987
Waning Gibbous
68.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:58 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 68.1%
- Age
- 21.1 days
- Distance
- 379,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 793
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 | 248.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 68.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 68.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.4° / 266.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 25m / -16.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 219.42° / -2.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.37° / 3.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -74.55° / -1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.