The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 19, 1902
Full Moon
99.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:24 PM
6:11 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 390,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- -252
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Aug 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 185.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -55.6° / 337.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 07m / -7.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 331.15° / 4.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.79° / -5.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -9.91° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 32.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.