The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 19, 2005
Waning Gibbous
94.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:54 PM
10:15 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.2%
- Age
- 16.2 days
- Distance
- 380,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1024
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 207.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.2° / 316.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 23m / 22.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 54.02° / 3.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.15° / -3.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -21.68° / -0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.