The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 19, 2049
Waning Gibbous
56.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:59 PM
1:57 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 56.5%
- Age
- 20.8 days
- Distance
- 389,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1566
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 | 262.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 82.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 56.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.9° / 277.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 08m / 19.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 49.76° / 1.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.75° / -1.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -74.96° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.