The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 19, 2147
Waning Crescent
36.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:09 AM
3:35 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.4%
- Age
- 23.0 days
- Distance
- 391,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2778
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 | 285.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.3° / 259.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 46m / 17.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.39° / -5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.79° / 7.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -98.42° / -0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.