The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 19, 1914
Waning Crescent
4.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:19 AM
6:34 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.2%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 377,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- -104
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 336.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.6° / 218.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 21m / 22.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 122.34° / 2.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.52° / -3.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -161.92° / 0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.