The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 19, 1906
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:11 AM
7:23 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 385,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -203
Events on this date
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Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 4.5° of each other in the sky.
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. Not visible from Columbus.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Aug 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.4° / 168.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 37m / 15.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 141.49° / 0.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.74° / -0.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.38° / 0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 116.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.