The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, February 19, 2171
Waxing Gibbous
98.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:17 PM
7:11 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.9%
- Age
- 14.7 days
- Distance
- 369,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3069
Events on this date
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Uranus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Feb 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 169.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.9° / 357.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 36m / 19.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 139.95° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.80° / -5.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 5.88° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 309.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.