The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 19, 2118
Waxing Crescent
7.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:22 AM
9:40 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.2%
- Age
- 2.4 days
- Distance
- 371,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2420
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 | 30.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.2° / 115.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 49m / 0.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 177.42° / -0.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.42° / 1.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 145.80° / 0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 295.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.