The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 19, 1915
Waxing Gibbous
89.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:04 PM
3:17 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.1%
- Age
- 10.8 days
- Distance
- 386,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- -89
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 141.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.0° / 46.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 07m / -2.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 346.59° / 2.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.71° / -2.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 44.16° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.