The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 19, 2040
First Quarter
48.3% 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
11:13 AM
1:00 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.3%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 399,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1449
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 | 87.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.4° / 72.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 46m / 18.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 58.56° / -0.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.28° / 1.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.61° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.6° |
| 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.