The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 19, 1981
Waning Gibbous
81.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:01 PM
10:57 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.3%
- Age
- 19.5 days
- Distance
- 371,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 725
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 | 231.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 51.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.6° / 282.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 13m / 2.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 17.73° / -5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.28° / 6.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -53.40° / 0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.