The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 19, 2170
Waxing Gibbous
58.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:23 PM
12:21 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 58.2%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 378,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 3063
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 | 99.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 80.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 58.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.0° / 89.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 17m / -21.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 246.18° / -0.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.95° / 0.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.81° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.