The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 19, 1982
Waxing Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:09 AM
9:10 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 367,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 738
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 | 7.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.7° / 123.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 29m / 13.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 153.83° / 4.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.88° / -4.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.87° / 1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.