The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 19, 2079
Last Quarter
53.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:17 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.9%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 372,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1937
Events on this date
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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 | 265.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.0° / 277.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 18m / 20.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 52.53° / 2.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.39° / -2.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -88.99° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.6° |
| 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.