The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 19, 2068
Waning Gibbous
97.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:56 PM
7:36 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.8%
- Age
- 16.1 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1795
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 | 196.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.9° / 324.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 06m / 0.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 167.35° / -4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.57° / 7.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -17.99° / 1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 131.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.