The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 19, 2102
Waxing Crescent
6.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:11 AM
9:00 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.2%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 374,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2216
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 | 28.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.0° / 128.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 50m / 3.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 359.12° / 3.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.83° / -4.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.14° / 0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 240.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.