The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 19, 2173
Waxing Gibbous
81.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:11 PM
1:52 AM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.7%
- Age
- 10.9 days
- Distance
- 364,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3100
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 | 129.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 50.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -64.5° / 72.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 30m / -28.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 276.55° / -5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.37° / 6.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 45.78° / 0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.