The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 19, 2177
Waning Crescent
24.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:29 AM
5:14 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.4%
- Age
- 25.0 days
- Distance
- 366,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3149
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 | 300.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.0° / 256.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 52m / 25.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 88.15° / 2.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.26° / -2.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -124.69° / -0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.