The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 19, 2185
Waning Crescent
37.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:02 AM
3:34 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.2%
- Age
- 23.7 days
- Distance
- 368,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3248
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 | 285.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.8° / 260.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 46m / 17.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.28° / -4.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.74° / 6.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -106.05° / 0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.