The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 19, 2094
First Quarter
54.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:50 PM
12:20 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.3%
- Age
- 8.5 days
- Distance
- 385,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2123
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 | 94.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.6° / 88.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 02m / -17.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 242.01° / 2.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.67° / -3.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 77.59° / 1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.3° |
| 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.