The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 19, 2172
Waning Crescent
21.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:26 AM
1:17 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.5%
- Age
- 25.3 days
- Distance
- 369,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3081
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 | 304.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.5° / 219.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 25m / -27.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 275.58° / -4.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.58° / 6.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -123.59° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.