The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 20, 2019
Waning Gibbous
98.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:41 PM
8:11 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.2%
- Age
- 15.8 days
- Distance
- 358,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1189
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 194.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.5° / 326.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 17m / 8.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 166.65° / 4.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.46° / -4.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -12.31° / -0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.