The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Last Quarter
55.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:16 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.1%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 387,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1098
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Oct 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 264.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.8° / 274.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 25m / 19.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 110.17° / -2.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.14° / 4.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -91.53° / -1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.