The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 19, 2145
Waxing Crescent
1.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:01 AM
8:57 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.7%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 382,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 2754
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 | 14.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.2° / 126.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 49m / 5.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 161.59° / -2.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.96° / 3.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.65° / -1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 301.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.