The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 19, 2003
Waning Crescent
38.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:41 AM
4:01 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.7%
- Age
- 23.5 days
- Distance
- 389,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 999
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 | 283.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.8° / 264.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 52m / 22.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 129.15° / 5.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.50° / -6.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -110.16° / 0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.