The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 19, 2058
Waxing Crescent
5.0% 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
9:53 AM
8:09 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.0%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 382,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1680
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 25.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.5° / 134.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 20m / -17.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 232.16° / 1.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.92° / -1.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 149.68° / 1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.