The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 19, 2139
Waning Crescent
22.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:39 AM
5:31 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.4%
- Age
- 24.7 days
- Distance
- 386,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2679
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 | 303.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.9° / 255.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 01m / 26.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 90.13° / 3.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.21° / -3.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -117.06° / -0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.