The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 19, 2107
Waxing Crescent
1.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:58 AM
8:53 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.6%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 358,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 2284
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 | 14.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.1° / 127.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 42m / 4.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 160.39° / -3.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.29° / 4.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.27° / -1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 306.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.