The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 19, 2068
Last Quarter
53.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:11 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.9%
- Age
- 21.5 days
- Distance
- 375,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1801
Events on this date
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Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 265.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.3° / 275.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 23m / 18.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.16° / 0.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.91° / -0.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -78.77° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.2° |
| 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.