The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 19, 1939
First Quarter
45.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:09 PM
11:35 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.9%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 398,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 208
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 Oct 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.6° / 101.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 26m / -16.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 290.56° / 5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.89° / -6.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 99.99° / -0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.