The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 19, 2107
Waning Crescent
9.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:05 AM
3:30 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.5%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2277
Events on this date
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.
Exact values
For Feb 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 324.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.4° / 207.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 43m / -16.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 294.86° / 5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.91° / -5.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -143.00° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.