The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 19, 2053
Waxing Crescent
35.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:51 PM
11:52 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.1%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 390,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1616
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 | 72.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.6° / 96.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 35m / -10.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 219.68° / 4.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.53° / -5.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 114.07° / -0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.