The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 19, 2104
Last Quarter
45.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:49 AM
11:20 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.8%
- Age
- 22.9 days
- Distance
- 392,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2240
Events on this date
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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 | 275.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.6° / 244.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 11m / -23.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 245.15° / -2.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.52° / 3.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -101.90° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.