The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 19, 2104
Waning Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:44 AM
7:34 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 393,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2246
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Aug 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 347.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.7° / 158.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 03m / 12.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 134.54° / -3.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.03° / 5.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -162.83° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.