The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 19, 2073
Waning Gibbous
96.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:35 PM
8:30 AM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.4%
- Age
- 16.0 days
- Distance
- 401,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1863
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 | 201.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.9° / 297.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 24m / -6.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 349.06° / -2.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.82° / 3.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -19.15° / 0.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.