The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 19, 1958
First Quarter
50.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:31 PM
12:08 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.9%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 385,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 443
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 | 90.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.9° / 87.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 51m / -15.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 296.71° / 5.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.39° / -6.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.72° / 0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.