The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 19, 2048
Waxing Crescent
30.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:44 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.8%
- Age
- 5.7 days
- Distance
- 401,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1548
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 | 67.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.8° / 86.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 16m / 18.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 37.89° / 4.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.10° / -4.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 115.25° / 1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.