The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 19, 2030
Last Quarter
49.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:05 AM
2:33 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.7%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 399,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1333
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Oct 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 270.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.4° / 269.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 52m / 16.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.85° / -3.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.58° / 5.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -95.31° / -1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.