The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 19, 2006
Waning Gibbous
66.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:01 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 66.1%
- Age
- 21.1 days
- Distance
- 394,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1028
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 | 251.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 71.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 66.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.7° / 263.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 35m / -18.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 222.22° / -3.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.78° / 4.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -78.34° / -0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.