The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 19, 2156
Waning Crescent
3.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:33 AM
4:26 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.4%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 358,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2883
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 339.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.0° / 188.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 52m / -20.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 309.64° / -3.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.11° / 4.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -160.92° / -0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.