The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 19, 2024
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:42 PM
6:19 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 362,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1257
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Aug 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 178.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -58.8° / 312.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 57m / -16.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 325.75° / -3.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.15° / 4.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -1.38° / 1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 186.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.