The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 19, 2028
Waning Crescent
27.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:49 AM
12:49 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.0%
- Age
- 24.1 days
- Distance
- 397,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1300
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 | 297.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.4° / 226.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 51m / -26.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 268.09° / -2.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.88° / 4.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -111.04° / 0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.