The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 19, 1974
Waxing Crescent
19.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:08 PM
9:47 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.1%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 390,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 641
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 51.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.6° / 118.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 06m / -22.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 257.64° / 0.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.61° / -0.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 134.01° / -1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.