The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 19, 2052
Waning Crescent
8.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:47 AM
5:21 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.5%
- Age
- 26.7 days
- Distance
- 390,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1605
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 326.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.5° / 199.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 33m / 1.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 173.11° / -1.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.95° / 1.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -140.24° / 0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.