The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 19, 1961
First Quarter
52.4% 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
2:31 PM
12:23 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.4%
- Age
- 8.2 days
- Distance
- 382,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 478
Events on this date
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Uranus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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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 | 92.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.6° / 86.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 52m / -14.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.04° / 5.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.68° / -6.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 79.78° / -0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.