The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 19, 2108
First Quarter
45.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:17 AM
12:39 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.9%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 391,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2290
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
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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 | 85.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.9° / 76.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 35m / 15.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 55.30° / -3.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.13° / 5.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.13° / 1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.0° |
| 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.