The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 3, 1919
First Quarter
48.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:10 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.5%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- -42
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 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.7° / 92.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 21m / -16.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 218.35° / -1.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.64° / 2.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.52° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.8° |
| 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.