The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 19, 1946
Waning Crescent
27.3% 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
12:55 AM
3:38 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.3%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 380,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 294
Events on this date
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Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 297.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.4° / 260.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 48m / 18.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 142.97° / 4.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.22° / -5.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -111.45° / 1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.5° |
| 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.