The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 19, 2158
Waning Crescent
22.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:38 AM
5:27 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.6%
- Age
- 25.0 days
- Distance
- 370,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2914
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 | 303.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.3° / 254.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 01m / 25.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 90.18° / 2.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.02° / -2.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -120.89° / -0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.