The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 19, 2156
Waxing Crescent
10.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:05 AM
9:45 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.8%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2890
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 | 38.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.6° / 115.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 16m / -4.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 185.47° / -2.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.83° / 3.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 138.15° / 0.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 297.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.