The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 19, 2002
Waxing Crescent
42.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:59 AM
12:19 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.2%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 395,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 979
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 | 80.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.1° / 78.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 20m / 15.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 51.79° / -2.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.26° / 4.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.03° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.