The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 19, 2026
First Quarter
45.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:22 PM
11:42 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.8%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 400,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1282
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 | 85.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.5° / 100.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 11m / -23.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 231.71° / -5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.15° / 7.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 99.23° / 0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.