The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 19, 1923
First Quarter
54.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:45 PM
12:29 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.8%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 371,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 8
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 | 95.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.0° / 85.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 00m / -15.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 241.06° / 5.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.71° / -6.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.41° / -0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.8° |
| 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.