The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 19, 1998
Waning Crescent
6.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:18 AM
6:52 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.2%
- Age
- 27.1 days
- Distance
- 385,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 935
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 331.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.9° / 193.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 57m / 17.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 117.82° / -2.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.60° / 4.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -145.76° / -0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.