The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 19, 2191
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:10 AM
8:37 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 406,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3322
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,600 km.
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 356.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.5° / 133.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 47m / 17.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 143.00° / 4.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.54° / -5.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -176.07° / 1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 158.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.