The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Waxing Gibbous
67.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:44 PM
2:50 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 67.2%
- Age
- 9.4 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1115
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,500 km.
Exact values
For Feb 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 110.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 69.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 67.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.2° / 55.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 23m / 20.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.24° / -2.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.27° / 4.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 69.63° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.3° |
| 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.