The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 19, 2061
Waning Crescent
0.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:21 AM
5:41 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 29.1 days
- Distance
- 378,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1708
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 353.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.7° / 172.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 55m / -17.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 324.94° / -4.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.21° / 6.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.43° / -1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 33.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.