The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 19, 1992
Waning Gibbous
97.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:16 PM
7:43 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.1%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 362,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 855
Events on this date
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Venus and Mars close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 199.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.4° / 320.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 14m / -0.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 169.53° / -4.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.10° / 7.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -14.96° / 1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 128.6° |
| 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.