The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 19, 1927
Waning Crescent
29.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:43 AM
3:29 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.4%
- Age
- 23.8 days
- Distance
- 395,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 59
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 294.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.7° / 263.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 35m / 19.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 139.89° / 4.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.30° / -5.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -107.65° / 1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.