The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 19, 2151
Waxing Crescent
9.2% 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
9:08 AM
9:18 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.2%
- Age
- 3.1 days
- Distance
- 393,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2822
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 34.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.8° / 123.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 29m / -2.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 5.72° / -4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.39° / 7.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 139.25° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.