The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 19, 2014
Waning Crescent
29.1% 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
1:39 AM
4:18 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.1%
- Age
- 23.7 days
- Distance
- 397,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1133
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 | 294.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.2° / 253.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 24m / 18.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.49° / -4.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.72° / 6.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -108.43° / -1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.