The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 19, 1956
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:37 PM
7:41 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.5 days
- Distance
- 384,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 418
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Oct 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 179.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.4° / 339.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 30m / 12.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 25.53° / 2.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.02° / -3.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -3.89° / -0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 310.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.