The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 19, 2071
Waning Crescent
40.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:50 AM
3:16 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.0%
- Age
- 23.6 days
- Distance
- 373,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1838
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 281.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.7° / 262.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 31m / 16.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 68.59° / -4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.76° / 6.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -107.63° / -0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.