The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 19, 1989
Waxing Gibbous
99.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:26 PM
6:56 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.2%
- Age
- 13.4 days
- Distance
- 400,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 818
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 | 169.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.5° / 357.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 34m / 15.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 140.66° / 1.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.76° / -0.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 13.87° / -0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.