The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 19, 2179
Waning Gibbous
94.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:09 PM
9:02 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.9%
- Age
- 16.4 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3174
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 | 205.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 26.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.3° / 302.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 24m / 1.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 352.41° / 4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.00° / -6.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -23.97° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 57.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.