The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 19, 2161
Waning Crescent
4.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:49 AM
7:01 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.1%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 366,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2951
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 336.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.4° / 180.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 21m / 14.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 124.05° / -4.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.03° / 6.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -162.01° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.