The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 19, 2117
Waning Gibbous
58.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:36 PM
1:46 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 58.9%
- Age
- 21.3 days
- Distance
- 400,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2407
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 | 259.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 79.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 58.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.8° / 280.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 52m / 19.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 46.52° / 3.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.60° / -3.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -84.37° / 1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.