The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 19, 1903
Waning Crescent
14.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:05 AM
4:44 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.2%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 362,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -240
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 315.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.7° / 245.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 48m / 17.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 101.51° / -5.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.99° / 7.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -139.45° / -1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.