The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 19, 2159
Waxing Crescent
38.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:34 PM
11:24 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.8%
- Age
- 6.0 days
- Distance
- 394,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2927
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 | 76.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.6° / 102.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 38m / -19.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 223.42° / -4.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.17° / 5.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 109.23° / -1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.