The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 19, 1957
Waning Crescent
39.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:37 AM
3:24 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.9%
- Age
- 23.5 days
- Distance
- 383,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 428
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 | 281.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.0° / 265.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 27m / 19.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 68.19° / -2.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.34° / 2.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -109.25° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.2° |
| 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.