The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 19, 2087
Waning Gibbous
66.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:26 PM
12:51 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 66.8%
- Age
- 20.9 days
- Distance
- 369,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2036
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,200 km.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 250.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 70.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 66.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.3° / 281.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 19m / 15.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 37.40° / 1.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.94° / -1.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -70.37° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.