The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 19, 2168
Waxing Gibbous
84.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:22 PM
4:32 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 84.2%
- Age
- 10.6 days
- Distance
- 366,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3032
Events on this date
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Neptune, Saturn, and Venus gathered
All within 7.2° of each other in the sky.
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Mercury and Neptune close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Neptune, Uranus, and Venus gathered
All within 5.8° of each other in the sky.
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Venus and Neptune close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 366,100 km.
Exact values
For Feb 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 133.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 46.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 84.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.9° / 35.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 59m / 21.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 103.64° / -0.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.59° / 1.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 46.85° / -0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.