The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 19, 2019
Waning Gibbous
85.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:44 PM
10:27 AM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.1%
- Age
- 18.5 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1195
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 | 225.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 45.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.1° / 284.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 51m / -0.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 11.64° / -5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.46° / 6.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -48.78° / 1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.