The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 19, 2055
Waning Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:32 AM
6:45 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 357,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1642
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 4.1° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,200 km.
Exact values
For Oct 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 348.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.6° / 164.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 03m / -1.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 195.02° / 4.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.09° / -5.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -169.19° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 133.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.