The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 19, 2189
Waxing Gibbous
56.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:15 PM
12:10 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 56.4%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 369,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 3298
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,800 km.
Exact values
For Aug 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 97.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 82.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 56.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.3° / 90.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 09m / -21.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 244.45° / -0.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.04° / 1.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 83.01° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.