The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 19, 2096
Waxing Crescent
2.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:12 AM
9:35 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.9%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 388,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2148
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 | 18.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.2° / 116.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 18m / 9.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 166.64° / 4.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.93° / -5.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.25° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.