The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 19, 2154
Waxing Crescent
42.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:35 AM
12:37 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.9%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2859
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.
Exact values
For Feb 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 81.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.0° / 74.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 18m / 20.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 52.66° / 2.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.42° / -2.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 98.14° / -1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.