The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 19, 2051
Waxing Gibbous
68.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:57 PM
2:52 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 68.8%
- Age
- 8.4 days
- Distance
- 384,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1585
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Feb 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 111.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 67.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 68.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.4° / 55.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 30m / 19.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.97° / -3.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.82° / 5.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 74.22° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.