The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 19, 2000
Waning Gibbous
81.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:59 PM
10:58 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.2%
- Age
- 19.6 days
- Distance
- 387,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 960
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 | 231.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 51.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.3° / 282.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 15m / 2.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 18.28° / -5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.87° / 7.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -57.20° / 0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.