The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 19, 1940
Waning Gibbous
89.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:03 PM
9:39 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.9%
- Age
- 18.2 days
- Distance
- 400,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 220
Events on this date
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Jupiter and Saturn close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 216.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 36.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.6° / 316.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 07m / 16.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 63.04° / -4.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.47° / 5.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -41.58° / 0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.4° |
| 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.