The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 19, 2106
Waning Gibbous
97.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:11 PM
7:43 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.2%
- Age
- 15.5 days
- Distance
- 377,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2265
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 | 198.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.2° / 321.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 15m / 0.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 169.58° / -4.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.47° / 6.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -13.42° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 127.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.