The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 19, 1987
Waning Crescent
20.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:47 AM
5:57 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.0%
- Age
- 24.8 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Auriga
- Lunation number
- 799
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 | 307.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.0° / 255.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 15m / 28.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 93.32° / 5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.41° / -6.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -123.28° / 0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.