The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 19, 2051
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:50 PM
7:27 AM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 14.8 days
- Distance
- 356,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1593
Events on this date
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Total lunar eclipse
The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red. It starts at 1:27 PM, is deepest at 3:10 PM and ends at 4:52 PM. Totality lasts from 2:28 PM to 3:52 PM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,800 km.
Exact values
For Oct 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 178.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 1.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.5° / 337.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 30m / 9.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 24.32° / -0.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.94° / 0.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 1.47° / 0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 232.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.