The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 19, 1992
Waning Gibbous
67.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:04 PM
12:51 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 67.8%
- Age
- 20.9 days
- Distance
- 393,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 861
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 | 249.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 69.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 67.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.2° / 285.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 10m / 17.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 36.16° / 4.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.46° / -4.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -75.80° / -1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.