The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 19, 1988
Waxing Gibbous
62.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:53 PM
12:49 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 62.6%
- Age
- 8.8 days
- Distance
- 370,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 814
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 | 104.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 75.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 62.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.7° / 81.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 57m / -20.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 310.99° / -2.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.34° / 4.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 70.47° / -1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.