The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 19, 2055
Waning Crescent
38.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:08 AM
12:26 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.4%
- Age
- 23.0 days
- Distance
- 386,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1634
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 | 283.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.8° / 242.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 55m / -17.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 254.60° / 4.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.71° / -5.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -96.20° / -0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.