The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 19, 2043
Waxing Gibbous
81.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:35 PM
4:46 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.2%
- Age
- 9.8 days
- Distance
- 378,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1486
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 | 128.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 51.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.4° / 36.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 43m / 28.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 99.55° / 5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.89° / -5.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 55.63° / -0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.