The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 19, 1981
Last Quarter
55.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:26 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.5%
- Age
- 21.5 days
- Distance
- 373,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 727
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Oct 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 263.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.0° / 276.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 26m / 21.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 109.99° / -0.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.57° / 1.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -77.49° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.