The Moon on this date

Moon on Monday, October 21, 2019

Last Quarter

48.6% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
–
Highest
72°
Moonset
NW
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
48.6%
Age
22.9 days
Distance
374,800 km
Apparent size
31.9′
Constellation
Cancer
Lunation number
1197

Events on this date

  1. Last Quarter

    Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.

Exact values

For Oct 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun271.77°
Phase angle91.62°
Illuminated fraction48.58%
Altitude / azimuth32.2° / 271.9°
Right ascension / declination8h 09m / 21.76°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude119.73° / 1.59°
Libration in longitude / latitude-6.25° / -1.42°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-97.27° / 1.46°
Position angle of the axis13.5°
Position angle of the bright limb102.0°
Apparent magnitude-10.1

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

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