The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 19, 2101
Waning Crescent
24.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:26 AM
5:25 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.1%
- Age
- 24.4 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2209
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 | 301.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.6° / 259.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 51m / 27.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 88.01° / 4.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.71° / -5.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -121.67° / -0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.