The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 19, 1960
Waning Crescent
7.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:15 AM
6:40 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.0%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 465
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 | 329.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.8° / 197.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 50m / 16.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.37° / -3.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.67° / 5.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -150.38° / -0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.