The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 19, 1997
Waning Gibbous
83.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:51 PM
11:30 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 83.7%
- Age
- 18.0 days
- Distance
- 375,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 925
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 | 227.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 47.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 83.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.2° / 297.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 52m / 17.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.79° / -5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.33° / 7.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -40.28° / 0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.