The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 19, 2113
First Quarter
50.2% 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
2:25 PM
12:07 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.2%
- Age
- 8.1 days
- Distance
- 401,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2358
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 | 90.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.4° / 90.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 41m / -16.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 236.78° / 2.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.92° / -3.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.99° / 1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.