The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 19, 2194
Waning Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:39 AM
4:53 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 386,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3353
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Feb 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 343.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.4° / 184.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 11m / -17.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 314.74° / -1.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.38° / 2.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -168.55° / -0.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.