The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 19, 1977
First Quarter
51.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:35 PM
12:10 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.6%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 373,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 678
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 | 91.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.5° / 87.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 56m / -15.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 297.91° / 5.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.42° / -5.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.92° / 0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.