The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 19, 2175
Waning Crescent
3.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:32 AM
4:30 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.2%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 367,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3118
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 339.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.9° / 188.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 55m / -19.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 310.51° / -2.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.42° / 3.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.72° / -0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.