The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 19, 1919
Waning Crescent
38.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:34 AM
3:36 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.7%
- Age
- 23.4 days
- Distance
- 370,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -42
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 | 283.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.7° / 266.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 29m / 21.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 68.79° / -0.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.67° / 1.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -101.64° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.