The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 19, 2039
Waxing Crescent
4.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:49 AM
8:13 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.9%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 364,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1445
Events on this date
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Venus at greatest elongation
46° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Oct 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 25.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.2° / 134.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 18m / -16.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 231.50° / 1.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.33° / -1.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 153.48° / 1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.