The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 19, 1942
First Quarter
52.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:30 PM
12:20 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.3%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 371,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 243
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.
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Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.4° / 86.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 50m / -14.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 238.48° / 5.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.04° / -6.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 83.59° / -0.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.