The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 19, 2012
Waning Crescent
5.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:40 AM
4:12 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.5%
- Age
- 27.4 days
- Distance
- 384,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1102
Events on this date
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Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Feb 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 333.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.8° / 198.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 20m / -15.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 303.61° / 3.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.29° / -4.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -148.37° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.