The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 19, 2082
Last Quarter
52.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:15 AM
10:38 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.2%
- Age
- 21.8 days
- Distance
- 375,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1968
Events on this date
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Mercury and Uranus close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Feb 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 267.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.7° / 248.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 42m / -25.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.04° / -5.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.44° / 7.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -81.37° / -0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.