The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 19, 1986
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:47 PM
6:16 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 371,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 787
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Aug 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 178.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.6° / 310.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 54m / -17.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 324.77° / -4.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.27° / 5.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 6.22° / 1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 184.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.