The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 19, 2009
Waxing Crescent
2.6% 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
9:28 AM
7:17 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.6%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 384,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1074
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 | 17.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.3° / 144.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 42m / -20.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.34° / -4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.22° / 6.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 167.54° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 303.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.