The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 19, 2142
Waning Crescent
4.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:45 AM
7:03 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.2%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 358,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2716
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 | 336.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.9° / 180.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 19m / 15.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 123.39° / -4.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.50° / 5.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -158.20° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.