The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 19, 2074
Waning Crescent
9.3% 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
3:39 AM
6:36 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.3%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 393,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1875
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 324.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.7° / 212.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 33m / 20.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.57° / -1.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.40° / 1.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -148.76° / 0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.