The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 19, 2053
Waxing Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:42 AM
7:28 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 388,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1610
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
-
Mercury, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 6.7° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 12.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.5° / 150.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 58m / -5.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 343.55° / 1.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.03° / -0.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.89° / 0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.