The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 19, 1949
Waning Crescent
24.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:22 AM
5:30 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.2%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 386,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 329
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 301.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.8° / 260.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 50m / 28.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 87.68° / 4.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.16° / -5.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -127.89° / 1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.