The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 19, 2002
Waxing Gibbous
89.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:49 PM
3:10 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.5%
- Age
- 10.9 days
- Distance
- 389,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 985
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Aug 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 142.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 37.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -71.0° / 42.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 23m / -24.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 288.73° / -2.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.77° / 3.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 43.38° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.