The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 19, 1987
Waning Crescent
9.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:30 AM
5:26 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.6%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 396,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 801
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 | 323.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.5° / 202.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 24m / 5.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 169.72° / 1.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.52° / -0.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.50° / -0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.