The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 19, 2021
First Quarter
49.4% 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
11:20 AM
1:06 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.4%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1214
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.3° / 71.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 54m / 18.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 60.46° / -1.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.79° / 2.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.23° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.