The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 19, 2017
Waning Crescent
5.9% 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
4:18 AM
6:58 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.9%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 366,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1170
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 331.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.5° / 191.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 02m / 18.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 118.85° / -2.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.43° / 3.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.58° / 0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.7° |
| 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.