The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 19, 1949
Waning Crescent
7.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:49 AM
4:42 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.1%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 360,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 331
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
18° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Oct 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 329.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.3° / 216.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 45m / 3.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 175.14° / 1.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.51° / -1.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -152.60° / -0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 115.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.