The Moon on this date

Moon on Sunday, August 19, 2114

Waning Gibbous

88.5% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
46°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
88.5%
Age
18.6 days
Distance
376,300 km
Apparent size
31.7′
Constellation
Pisces
Lunation number
2370

Events on this date

  1. Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.

  2. Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.

Exact values

For Aug 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun219.60°
Phase angle39.72°
Illuminated fraction88.46%
Altitude / azimuth-22.2° / 287.1°
Right ascension / declination0h 29m / -1.70°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude6.04° / -4.46°
Libration in longitude / latitude-4.64° / 6.13°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-43.38° / 1.51°
Position angle of the axis337.3°
Position angle of the bright limb72.6°
Apparent magnitude-11.7

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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