The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, February 19, 2173
First Quarter
50.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:59 AM
1:30 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.9%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 398,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3094
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Feb 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.3° / 66.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 58m / 24.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.30° / 3.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.89° / -4.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.35° / -1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.