The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 19, 2188
Waning Crescent
11.3% 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
3:06 AM
6:42 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.3%
- Age
- 26.4 days
- Distance
- 378,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3285
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 320.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 69.6° / 225.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 21m / 24.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 108.33° / 2.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.65° / -3.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.16° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.