The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 19, 2147
Waning Gibbous
86.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:07 PM
9:19 AM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 86.0%
- Age
- 18.9 days
- Distance
- 396,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2772
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 223.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 43.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 86.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.7° / 293.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 59m / -2.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 194.64° / 3.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.40° / -3.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -49.87° / 0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.