The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 19, 2027
Waxing Gibbous
97.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:53 PM
6:30 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.7%
- Age
- 13.0 days
- Distance
- 361,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1288
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 361,000 km.
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Mars at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Feb 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 162.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.8° / 6.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 04m / 17.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 133.33° / 0.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.27° / -0.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 18.40° / 0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.