The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 19, 2075
First Quarter
53.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:42 PM
12:18 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.3%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 372,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1888
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 | 93.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.3° / 88.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 56m / -16.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 240.50° / 3.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.95° / -4.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 81.39° / 1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.8° |
| 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.