The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 19, 1995
Waning Crescent
35.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:04 AM
3:43 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.7%
- Age
- 23.0 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 898
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 | 286.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.8° / 260.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 48m / 18.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.02° / -3.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.35° / 4.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -104.62° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.