The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 19, 2025
Waning Gibbous
59.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:27 AM
10:17 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 59.8%
- Age
- 21.2 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1263
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 | 258.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 78.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 59.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.2° / 256.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 06m / -21.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 230.07° / -4.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.13° / 6.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -82.12° / -0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.