The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 19, 2176
Waxing Gibbous
72.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:44 PM
3:48 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.9%
- Age
- 9.0 days
- Distance
- 373,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3131
Events on this date
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Neptune 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 | 117.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.5° / 45.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 51m / 27.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 87.92° / 4.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.52° / -4.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 65.47° / 0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.