The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 19, 2155
Last Quarter
52.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:53 PM
2:28 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.9%
- Age
- 21.2 days
- Distance
- 393,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2877
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 | 266.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.8° / 279.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 19m / 22.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.29° / 4.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.98° / -5.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -79.77° / 0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.