The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 19, 2136
Last Quarter
50.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:41 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.8%
- Age
- 21.6 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2642
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 269.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.1° / 278.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 32m / 23.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 56.33° / 4.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.07° / -5.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -88.18° / 0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.