The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 19, 1911
Waning Crescent
25.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:13 AM
4:13 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.8%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 366,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -141
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 299.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.7° / 271.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 36m / 27.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.74° / 3.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.47° / -4.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -120.79° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.