The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 19, 2034
Waxing Crescent
28.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:10 PM
11:23 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.4%
- Age
- 5.5 days
- Distance
- 402,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1381
Events on this date
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Mars behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Aug 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 64.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.0° / 100.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 00m / -8.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 210.94° / 3.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.98° / -3.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 117.89° / -0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.