The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 19, 2131
Waning Gibbous
56.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:26 AM
11:12 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 56.4%
- Age
- 21.6 days
- Distance
- 401,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2574
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 262.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 82.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 56.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.9° / 258.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 28m / -14.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 233.31° / 4.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.96° / -4.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -87.08° / -1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.