The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 19, 2187
Waning Gibbous
99.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:05 PM
7:02 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 15.0 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3273
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Aug 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 185.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.0° / 304.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 24m / -14.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 332.56° / -4.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.16° / 5.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -5.40° / 1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.