The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 19, 2169
Waning Crescent
12.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:55 AM
6:29 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.8%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 364,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3050
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 318.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.5° / 230.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 08m / 24.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 105.36° / 1.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.43° / -1.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -143.35° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.