The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 19, 2042
Waning Crescent
0.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:17 AM
5:30 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.7%
- Age
- 28.8 days
- Distance
- 360,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1473
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 | 351.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.7° / 174.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 46m / -18.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 322.59° / -4.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.42° / 6.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.63° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 38.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.