The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 19, 2031
Waxing Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:15 AM
8:48 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 398,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 1344
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 | 16.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.3° / 127.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 51m / 2.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 163.18° / -4.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.56° / 6.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.03° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 308.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.