The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 19, 1965
Last Quarter
55.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:55 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.4%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 381,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 527
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 263.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.7° / 274.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 14m / 16.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 50.34° / -1.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.64° / 2.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -90.62° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.7° |
| 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.