The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 19, 1993
Waxing Crescent
22.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:29 PM
10:17 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.9%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 374,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 876
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 | 57.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.2° / 114.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 31m / -21.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 263.35° / 1.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.11° / -1.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 130.21° / -0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.