The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 19, 2082
Waning Crescent
22.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:36 AM
5:40 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.0%
- Age
- 25.0 days
- Distance
- 388,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1974
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 | 304.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.1° / 257.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 06m / 27.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.38° / 4.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.29° / -5.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -130.07° / 0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.