The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 19, 2028
Waning Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:43 AM
7:47 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 360,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1306
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 | 348.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.4° / 153.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 12m / 14.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 136.19° / -2.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.84° / 3.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -172.06° / -0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.