The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 19, 2040
Waxing Gibbous
89.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:54 PM
3:00 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.2%
- Age
- 11.6 days
- Distance
- 361,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1455
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 | 141.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -71.6° / 45.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 24m / -25.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 288.96° / -3.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.37° / 5.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 35.79° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.