The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 19, 2022
Last Quarter
45.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:05 AM
3:03 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.5%
- Age
- 21.9 days
- Distance
- 399,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1232
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 275.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.6° / 272.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 58m / 21.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 61.96° / 1.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.62° / -1.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -89.78° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.