The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 19, 2105
Waxing Gibbous
67.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:12 PM
1:07 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 67.9%
- Age
- 9.6 days
- Distance
- 402,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2259
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 110.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 69.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 67.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -45.5° / 80.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 06m / -21.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 257.44° / 1.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.13° / -1.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 67.38° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.