The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 19, 2197
Waxing Crescent
43.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:00 PM
11:50 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.2%
- Age
- 6.1 days
- Distance
- 370,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3397
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 | 82.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.1° / 99.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 04m / -20.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 229.35° / -2.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.73° / 3.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 101.64° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.