The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 19, 2097
First Quarter
52.4% 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
11:16 AM
1:28 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.4%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 370,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2154
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 | 92.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.5° / 66.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 09m / 22.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 64.50° / 1.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.39° / -1.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.23° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.7° |
| 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.