The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 19, 2052
Waning Crescent
27.3% 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
1:48 AM
4:28 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.3%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 369,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1603
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,200 km.
Exact values
For Aug 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 297.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.8° / 250.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 38m / 18.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.66° / -5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.54° / 6.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -116.04° / -0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.