The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 19, 2023
Waxing Crescent
24.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:04 PM
9:50 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.0%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 380,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1247
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 | 58.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.1° / 118.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 35m / -27.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 264.43° / -4.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.64° / 6.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 116.14° / 0.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.