The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 19, 2140
Waxing Crescent
2.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:40 AM
7:54 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.0%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 364,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2686
Events on this date
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Venus at greatest elongation
47° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Feb 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 15.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.8° / 145.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 02m / -1.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 346.04° / 3.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.61° / -4.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.73° / 0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 235.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.