The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 19, 2129
Waxing Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:53 AM
7:24 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 362,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2550
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 11.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.7° / 150.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 59m / -8.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 342.77° / -1.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.67° / 2.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.00° / -0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.