The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 19, 2021
Waxing Gibbous
90.0% 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
6:57 PM
3:10 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.0%
- Age
- 11.1 days
- Distance
- 371,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1220
Events on this date
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Jupiter 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 | 143.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 36.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -72.0° / 40.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 29m / -25.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 290.11° / -3.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.95° / 4.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 39.59° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.