The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 19, 2108
Waxing Gibbous
96.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:08 PM
4:58 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.4%
- Age
- 12.3 days
- Distance
- 396,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2296
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
27° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Aug 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 158.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -64.9° / 356.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 27m / -14.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 305.43° / 4.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.99° / -5.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 26.42° / -0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.