The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 19, 1973
Waning Gibbous
69.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:57 PM
12:41 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 69.3%
- Age
- 20.9 days
- Distance
- 377,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 626
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 | 247.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 67.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 69.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.4° / 286.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 00m / 17.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 33.84° / 4.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.65° / -5.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -72.01° / -1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.