The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 19, 2081
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:38 PM
6:48 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.6 days
- Distance
- 405,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1962
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Aug 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 182.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -54.6° / 311.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 09m / -12.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 329.53° / -1.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.20° / 2.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.57° / 0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.