The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 19, 2012
Waxing Crescent
5.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:01 AM
9:10 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.0%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 375,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1109
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 | 25.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.4° / 122.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 25m / -1.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 172.59° / -4.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.01° / 6.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 150.60° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 303.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.