The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 19, 2024
Waning Gibbous
92.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:03 PM
10:34 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.9%
- Age
- 16.9 days
- Distance
- 363,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1259
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 210.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 30.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.4° / 315.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 37m / 23.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.48° / 4.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.37° / -4.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -25.47° / -0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.