The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 19, 2060
Waning Crescent
19.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:01 AM
5:01 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.3%
- Age
- 25.0 days
- Distance
- 397,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1704
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 308.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.9° / 230.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 34m / 13.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 155.11° / 4.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.31° / -5.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -121.58° / 0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.