The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 19, 2055
Waning Crescent
12.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:13 AM
6:10 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.6%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 375,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1640
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 | 318.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.3° / 224.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 05m / 20.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 105.30° / -2.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.53° / 3.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.94° / 0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.