The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 19, 2036
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:43 AM
7:19 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 371,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1408
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Oct 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.0° / 150.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 55m / -6.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 209.14° / 4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.20° / -5.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -177.60° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 233.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.