The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 19, 1912
First Quarter
50.2% 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
1:41 PM
11:06 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.2%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 390,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- -128
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.3° / 105.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 33m / -22.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 236.34° / -3.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.01° / 4.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.11° / 1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.