The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 19, 2022
Waning Crescent
32.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:27 AM
4:24 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.0%
- Age
- 23.8 days
- Distance
- 401,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1234
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 | 291.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.8° / 255.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 27m / 20.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 137.60° / 5.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.09° / -6.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -113.96° / 0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.