The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 19, 2045
First Quarter
51.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
3:02 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.9%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 388,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1517
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.
-
Uranus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Aug 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.2° / 98.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 43m / -25.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.12° / -5.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.39° / 7.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.43° / -0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.