The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 19, 2112
Waning Crescent
7.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:57 AM
7:01 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.1%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 399,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2345
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Aug 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 329.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 70.4° / 200.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 53m / 21.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.02° / 0.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.86° / -0.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.16° / 1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.