The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 19, 2158
Waning Gibbous
66.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:49 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 66.1%
- Age
- 20.3 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2908
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,700 km.
Exact values
For Feb 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 251.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 71.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 66.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.4° / 262.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 33m / -20.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 222.36° / -5.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.55° / 7.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -72.26° / 0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.