The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 19, 2134
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:59 AM
8:42 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 358,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2617
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Aug 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.7° / 133.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 44m / 18.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 141.85° / 4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.21° / -6.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -176.87° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 156.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.