The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 19, 2053
First Quarter
49.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:31 PM
12:02 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.8%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1618
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Oct 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.9° / 89.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 50m / -17.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 296.33° / 3.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.25° / -4.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.88° / 1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.1° |
| 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.