The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 19, 2057
Waning Gibbous
73.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:24 PM
11:58 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.0%
- Age
- 19.1 days
- Distance
- 391,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1665
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 242.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.4° / 279.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 57m / 7.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 29.82° / -4.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.36° / 6.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -56.36° / 1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.