The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 19, 2174
Last Quarter
49.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:53 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.4%
- Age
- 21.9 days
- Distance
- 379,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3112
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 270.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.8° / 278.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 37m / 24.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.77° / 4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.29° / -6.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -83.58° / 0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.