The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 19, 2078
First Quarter
55.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:29 AM
1:43 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.0%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 374,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1919
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 95.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.3° / 64.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 20m / 22.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 67.03° / 1.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.35° / -0.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.03° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.