The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 19, 1974
Waxing Crescent
5.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:05 AM
9:12 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.4%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 362,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 639
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 | 26.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.5° / 122.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 26m / -1.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 172.78° / -5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.58° / 6.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.21° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 303.6° |
| 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.