The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 19, 2056
Waxing Crescent
15.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:36 AM
10:14 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.7%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1647
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 | 46.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.8° / 111.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 11m / 2.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 17.09° / -5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.63° / 7.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 133.91° / -0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.