The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 19, 2161
Waning Crescent
25.2% 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
3:39 AM
1:22 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.2%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 395,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2945
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 | 299.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.7° / 227.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 05m / -21.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 271.17° / 1.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.81° / -1.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -113.32° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.