The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 19, 2028
Waxing Crescent
3.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:46 AM
7:31 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.6%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 365,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1309
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 | 21.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.8° / 141.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 58m / -21.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 228.25° / -4.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.02° / 6.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.74° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 298.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.