The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 19, 2037
Waxing Crescent
17.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:41 AM
10:29 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.4%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 401,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1412
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 48.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.0° / 108.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 23m / 3.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 20.37° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.06° / 7.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 125.53° / -0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.